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SUBMITTER: Enkhmaa D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6354654 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Enkhmaa D D Tanz L L Ganmaa D D Enkhtur Sh S Oyun-Erdene B B Stuart J J Chen G G Carr A A Seely E W EW Fitzmaurice G G Buyandelger Yo Y Sarantsetseg B B Gantsetseg G G Rich-Edwards J J
EBioMedicine 20181211
<h4>Background</h4>In winter in Mongolia, 80% of adults have 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations <25 nmol/l (<10 ng/ml) and 99% have <50 nmol/l (<20 ng/ml). The vitamin D dose to avert deficiency during pregnancy in this population is unknown.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a randomized, controlled, double-blind trial of daily 600, 2000, or 4000 IU vitamin D<sub>3</sub> for pregnant women in Mongolia (Clinicaltrials.gov #NCT02395081). We examined 25(OH)D concentrations at baseline (12-16 w ...[more]