Endocrine Abstracts

There is limited data on vitamin D status in patients with learning disabilities. As a group they possess multiple risk factors for vitamin D deficiency including limited access to sunlight, problems with mobility and anticonvulsant use. We reviewed the data for 105 patients with learning disabilities grouped according to the severity of learning disability (profound, severe, moderate, and mild). Data was available on vitamin D and calcium levels, dose of vitamin D3 needed to ...