Diagnosis and management of vitamin D deficiency in the Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC) countries: an expert consensus summary statement from the GCC vitamin D advisory board.
OBJECTIVE
A summary of recommendations is given within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) setting on the assessment and management of vitamin D deficiency in the region.


METHODS
An assembly of 11 regional experts gathered to formulate an all-inclusive approach to vitamin D deficiency within GCC.


RESULTS AND CONCLUSION
Several gaps were identified before regional guidelines could be developed. These include adequacy and standardization of vitamin D testing, frequency of repeated testing and reference ranges, distinguishing prevention from the treatment of vitamin D deficiency, quality assurance of vitamin D products sold within GCC including contents and origins of products, and cut-points for vitamin D levels in local populations. A platform is created that can be further developed for overall regional implementation.
['Al Saleh|Yousef|Y|', 'Beshyah|Salem A|SA|', 'Hussein|Wiam|W|', 'Almadani|Abdulrazzaq|A|', 'Hassoun|Ahmed|A|', 'Al Mamari|Ali|A|', 'Ba-Essa|Ebtesam|E|', 'Al-Dhafiri|Essa|E|', 'Hassanein|Mohammed|M|', 'Fouda|Mona A|MA|', 'Al Ali|Nadia|N|', 'Aljohani|Naji|N|', 'Al-Sayed|Nasreen|N|', 'Gittoes|Neil|N|', 'Elhadd|Tarik|T|', 'Al-Baker|Waleed|W|', 'Sabico|Shaun|S|', 'Al-Daghri|Nasser|N|']
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Vitamin D Bone health Osteomalacia Osteoporosis Vitamin D status Vitamin D supplementation