Kumaravel Rajakumar

Summary

Affiliation: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Vitamin D, cod-liver oil, sunlight, and rickets: a historical perspective
    Kumaravel Rajakumar
    Department of Pediatrics, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 2583, USA
    Pediatrics 112:e132-5. 2003
  2. ncbi Reemerging nutritional rickets: a historical perspective
    Kumaravel Rajakumar
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, 3705 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159:335-41. 2005
  3. ncbi SOLAR ultraviolet radiation and vitamin D: a historical perspective
    Kumaravel Rajakumar
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    Am J Public Health 97:1746-54. 2007
  4. ncbi Vitamin D status and response to Vitamin D(3) in obese vs. non-obese African American children
    Kumaravel Rajakumar
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:90-5. 2008
  5. ncbi Racial differences in parents' distrust of medicine and research
    Kumaravel Rajakumar
    General Academic Pediatrics, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, 3705 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 2583, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 163:108-14. 2009
  6. ncbi Impact of season and diet on vitamin D status of African American and Caucasian children
    Kumaravel Rajakumar
    Division of General Academic Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, 4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA
    Clin Pediatr (Phila) 50:493-502. 2011
  7. ncbi Vitamin D insufficiency in preadolescent African-American children
    Kumaravel Rajakumar
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA
    Clin Pediatr (Phila) 44:683-92. 2005
  8. ncbi 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and in vivo insulin sensitivity and β-cell function relative to insulin sensitivity in black and white youth
    Kumaravel Rajakumar
    Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Academic Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Diabetes Care 35:627-33. 2012
  9. ncbi Vitamin D status, adiposity, and lipids in black American and Caucasian children
    Kumaravel Rajakumar
    Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Academic Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224, USA
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 96:1560-7. 2011

Research Grants

  1. Vitamin D insufficiency: Prevalence and Impact in Young School Age Children
    Kumaravel Rajakumar; Fiscal Year: 2007
  2. Vitamin D Insufficiency in Pre- and Early Adolescent Children
    Kumaravel Rajakumar; Fiscal Year: 2007

Detail Information

Publications9

  1. ncbi Vitamin D, cod-liver oil, sunlight, and rickets: a historical perspective
    Kumaravel Rajakumar
    Department of Pediatrics, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 2583, USA
    Pediatrics 112:e132-5. 2003
    ..In this article, the history of rickets pertaining to the discovery of vitamin D, cod-liver oil, and sunlight is reviewed...
  2. ncbi Reemerging nutritional rickets: a historical perspective
    Kumaravel Rajakumar
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, 3705 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159:335-41. 2005
    ..Hess translated his success into a public health campaign leading to the development of the first rickets clinic in 1917. This was the first step in the conquest of the rickets epidemic of the early 20th century...
  3. ncbi SOLAR ultraviolet radiation and vitamin D: a historical perspective
    Kumaravel Rajakumar
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
    Am J Public Health 97:1746-54. 2007
    ..We review the sequence and turn of events pertaining to the discovery of vitamin D and the strategies for the eradication of the reemerging rickets problem...
  4. ncbi Vitamin D status and response to Vitamin D(3) in obese vs. non-obese African American children
    Kumaravel Rajakumar
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:90-5. 2008
    ..Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) is low in obese adults...
  5. ncbi Racial differences in parents' distrust of medicine and research
    Kumaravel Rajakumar
    General Academic Pediatrics, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh, 3705 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 2583, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 163:108-14. 2009
    ..To assess and compare the attitudes and trust that African American and white parents have toward their children participating in research...
  6. ncbi Impact of season and diet on vitamin D status of African American and Caucasian children
    Kumaravel Rajakumar
    Division of General Academic Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, 4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA
    Clin Pediatr (Phila) 50:493-502. 2011
    ..However, dietary vitamin D influenced 25(OH)D only in Caucasians during winter. Current AAP recommended daily intake for vitamin D is inadequate for maintaining vitamin D sufficiency in children...
  7. ncbi Vitamin D insufficiency in preadolescent African-American children
    Kumaravel Rajakumar
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA
    Clin Pediatr (Phila) 44:683-92. 2005
    ..Adequate intake for vitamin D (200 IU/day) was not met in 16/41 (39%); however, the dietary intake of vitamin D was not significantly different between the vitamin D insufficient and vitamin D sufficient groups...
  8. ncbi 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and in vivo insulin sensitivity and β-cell function relative to insulin sensitivity in black and white youth
    Kumaravel Rajakumar
    Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Academic Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
    Diabetes Care 35:627-33. 2012
    ..To examine the relationships between plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and in vivo insulin sensitivity and β-cell function relative to insulin sensitivity, disposition index (DI), in black and white youth...
  9. ncbi Vitamin D status, adiposity, and lipids in black American and Caucasian children
    Kumaravel Rajakumar
    Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Academic Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224, USA
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 96:1560-7. 2011
    ..The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between vitamin D status, total and abdominal adiposity, and lipids in black and white children...

Research Grants3

  1. Vitamin D insufficiency: Prevalence and Impact in Young School Age Children
    Kumaravel Rajakumar; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ....
  2. Vitamin D Insufficiency in Pre- and Early Adolescent Children
    Kumaravel Rajakumar; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ....