Research Article

Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Children with Fractures: Before and during the COVID-19 Outbreak

Table 2

Details of the fractures.

LocationGroup IGroup III
N (%)Age (years)25(OH)DN (%)Age (years)25(OH)D
(ng/ml)(ng/ml)

Upper extremity237 (71.0%)69 (71.1%)
Humerus shaft9 (2.7%)10.9 ± 2.718.3 ± 4.74 (4.1%)11.8 ± 3.916.4 ± 3.5
Supracondyle79 (23.7%)6.3 ± 2.620.8 ± 8.023 (23.7%)6.4 ± 1.818.7 ± 6.4
Lateral condyle53 (15.9%)5.0 ± 1.921.4 ± 6.815 (15.5%)5.4 ± 1.619.0 ± 6.1
Medial epicondyle16 (4.8%)9.3 ± 2.716.5 ± 5.95 (5.2%)10.4 ± 4.216.8 ± 2.2
Forearm
Proximal31 (9.3%)7.3 ± 3.121.2 ± 7.09 (9.3%)8.3 ± 1.720.3 ± 4.1
Shaft25 (7.5%)8.8 ± 3.221.0 ± 7.82 (2.1%)10.0 ± 1.418.7 ± 3.8
Distal24 (7.2%)9.2 ± 3.721.8 ± 7.011 (11.3%)10.1 ± 3.319.4 ± 9.4
Lower extremity53 (15.9%)20 (20.6%)
Femur13 (3.9%)8.9 ± 3.918.4 ± 8.74 (4.1%)6.5 ± 4.817.7 ± 0.6
knee7 (2.1%)11.4 ± 3.416.6 ± 6.32 (2.1%)12.0 ± 1.410.8 ± 4.8
Tibia4 (1.2%)9.3 ± 4.823.1 ± 4.54 (4.1%)13.0 ± 2.015.6 ± 5.5
Ankle29 (8.7%)11.6 ± 3.115.3 ± 7.010 (10.3%)11.6 ± 1.417.4 ± 5.1
Hand and foot44 (13.2%)11.5 ± 3.021.1 ± 4.48 (8.2%)10.6 ± 4.520.6 ± 11.3
Total334 (100%)8.2 ± 3.720.0 ± 7.397 (100%)8.6 ± 3.518.5 ± 6.5

Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation, or n (%).