TITLE:
Vitamin D Abnormalities: More Common in US Children with T1D than in Healthy Children
AUTHORS:
Craig Sheedy, Meng Xu, Ben Saville, Jill Simmons
KEYWORDS:
Vitamin D Deficiency, Vitamin D Insufficiency, 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, Diabetes Mellitus Type 1, Pediatric
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Diabetes Mellitus,
Vol.4 No.4,
November
6,
2014
ABSTRACT: Background: Pediatric
patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) have increased risk for low bone mineral
density, which may be due in part to low 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels. Vitamin D
levels are influenced by sunlight exposure and thus display geographical
variation. We hypothesize that the prevalence of 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency
(duration, HbA1c, or insulin dose/kg
and 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels. Conclusions: There is an increased prevalence
of 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in US. children with T1D
compared with geographically similar children without diabetes. Further
research is needed to determine whether decreased serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D can
be alleviated via dietary or behavioral modifications in this population.