Jessica Omand, University of Toronto, was a recipient of the first partnered award between CFDR and CIHR. The Master’s Award was offered through SHOPP (Small Health Organizations Partnership Program).

Primary objective : to determine whether children older than 1 year of age from non-western immigrant families have lower serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels than children from western born families

Secondary objective : to examine whether known dietary, environmental or biological determinants of 25hydroxyvitamin D influence this relationship

Children from non-western immigrant families may be at increased risk of lower 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration.
Almost 2-fold increased odds of 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels less than 50 nmol/L.
The observed 25-hydroxyvitamin D mean difference between immigration groups could largely be explained by known vitamin D determinants.
Vitamin D supplementation had the strongest confounding effect.