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THERE was a close correlation between 25-hydroxycitamin D (25-OHD) measured in umbilical cord blood and both the mean monthly atmospheric temperature (p<0.001) and the total hours of sunshine (p<0.005) recorded during the last 3 months of pregnancy at the weather station nearest to the mother’s home. Cord serum cholesterol also correlated with atmospheric temperature (P<0.02) and sunlight (P<0.009). No relationship was demonstrable between serum calcium and 25-OHD or between calcium or alkaline phosphatase and cMmatic conditions. Birth weight was linked positively with serum calcium (P<0.0001) and inversely with alkaline phosphatase (P< 0.0001 ).
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Glasgow, J.F.T., McBride, J. & Fairney, A. The effect of local atmospheric temperature upon umbilical cord 25-hydroxy vitamin D. Ir J Med Sci 151, 180–183 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02940175
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