Vitamin D Status in Health Youth Age 15-18 Years in Depok City

  • Dyah Saptarini Departemen Gizi, Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta
Keywords: Vitamin D, healthy teenagers, sun exposure

Abstract

Introduction: Vitamin D is a nutrient whose main source is obtained from sunexposure. It is estimated that 1 billion of the world’s population from variousethnicities and age groups experience vitamin D deficiency (vitamin D defi-ciency = VDD). Research on vitamin D in adolescents is still limited in Indo-nesia.Objective: Knowing the vitamin D status of healthy adolescent communities inDepok City aged 15-18 years, and related factors, including nutritional status,vitamin D intake, fat and sun exposure scores.

Method: Cross-sectional study with 60 subjects. Examination of vitamin Dlevels using the Direct Competitive Chemiluminescence Immunoassay (CLIA)method. Subject nutritional status based on the CDC 2000 IMT / Age chart.Sun exposure scores using the Sun Exposure Scoring by Hanwell et al. Assess-ment of vitamin D and fat intake with semiquantitative and 24 hours food recallFFQ.

Results: The average value of vitamin D and vitamin D intake was 17.29±6.77ng/ml and 5.47±3.96 μg/day respectively. Middle BMI 19.67(14.22-36.98)kg/m2.Sun exposure 11 (4-42) and fat intake 42.1 (8.75-1 -, 58)g/day.

Conclusion: Vitamin D status of the subject, healthy adolescents, showed in-sufficiency, with normal nutritional status.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.
Published
2019-10-02
How to Cite
Saptarini, D. (2019). Vitamin D Status in Health Youth Age 15-18 Years in Depok City. Journal Of The Indonesian Medical Association, 69(2), 71-77. https://doi.org/10.47830/jinma-vol.69.2-2019-74