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- Title
Significant Vitamin D Deficiency in Children ID and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross- Sectional Study.
- Authors
Taşkın, Didem Gülcü; Önal, Hasan; Ersen, Atilla; Adal, Erdal
- Abstract
Objective: Considering the fact that individuals with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) have multiple risk factors, vitamin D sufficiency in childhood in this population is of particular concern. The aim of this study is to assess vitamin D status of T1DM patients in childhood with respect to their age groups. Method: A total of 212 type 1 diabetic children between ages of 1.5-18 years were screened for serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels from 29 December 2009 to 13 April 2010. Four age groups were copnstructed [<5 years (n: 13), 5-11 years (n: 66), 11-14 years (n: 65), >14 years (n: 68)], and those groups were compared according to 25(OH)D status. Vitamin D sufficiency, insufficiency, and deficiency were defined as 25(OH)D =30 ng/mL, 21-29 ng/mL, and =20 ng/mL, respectively. Body mass index of patients, HbA1c levels and daily insulin doses were recorded. Results: Vitamin D sufficiency rate was 34.9%, and deficiency rate was 42,9%. Vitamin D levels significantly decreased iwith aging; only 16.2% of >14 year-old patients had 25(OH)D levels of >30 ng/mL. Conclusion: We found that vitamin D deficiency is prevalent among type 1 diabetic children in our study, and especially adolescent diabetic patients were of special concern. Future studies are needed to verify our data and for a possible supplementation regimen for these patients.
- Subjects
VITAMIN D deficiency; TYPE 1 diabetes; JUVENILE diseases; BODY mass index; AGING
- Publication
Medical Journal of Istanbul Kanuni Sultan Süleyman / İstanbul Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Tıp Dergisi, 2020, Vol 12, Issue 3, p217
- ISSN
2148-273X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5222/iksstd.2020.33866