Vitamin D status in children over three decades — Do children get enough vitamin D?

Vitamin D status in children over three decades — Do children get enough vitamin D?

Vitamin D is a key player in the endocrine regulation of calcium and phosphate metabolism and plays a pivotal role in the acquisition of bone mass during childhood. This study investigated long-term data of vitamin D levels in children and adolescents between 1 and 18 years of age. Serum 25-hydroxyv...

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Main Authors: Björn Andersson, Diana Swolin-Eide, Per Magnusson, Kerstin Albertsson-Wikland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:Bone Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352187216300110
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spelling doaj-a5eba86157a14cbca9ac61899250e74e2020-11-24T22:35:43ZengElsevierBone Reports2352-18722016-12-015150152Vitamin D status in children over three decades — Do children get enough vitamin D?Björn Andersson0Diana Swolin-Eide1Per Magnusson2Kerstin Albertsson-Wikland3Institution of Clinical Sciences/Pediatrics, Umeå University, Umeå, SwedenGöteborg Pediatric Growth Research Center (GP-GRC), Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, SwedenDepartment of Clinical Chemistry and Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, SwedenDepartment of Physiology/Division of Endocrinology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden; Corresponding author at: Department of Physiology/Endocrinology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Box 432, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden.Vitamin D is a key player in the endocrine regulation of calcium and phosphate metabolism and plays a pivotal role in the acquisition of bone mass during childhood. This study investigated long-term data of vitamin D levels in children and adolescents between 1 and 18 years of age. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) was analyzed between 1982 and 2013 in 2048 Swedish Caucasian children (mean age ± SD, 8.59 ± 3.68 years; 1197 boys). Overall, 704 (34%) children had below recommended levels of 50 nmol/L; however, only 63 (3%) had levels below 25 nmol/L, i.e., vitamin D deficiency. No trend for decreased vitamin D levels over time was found in this population, with median 25(OH)D levels of 58.4 nmol/L, minimum–maximum 5.0–159.3 nmol/L. Younger children, independent of gender, had significantly higher levels 25(OH)D. Keywords: 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, Vitamin D, Infants, Children, Adolescents, Trendhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352187216300110
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Per Magnusson
Kerstin Albertsson-Wikland
Vitamin D status in children over three decades — Do children get enough vitamin D?
Bone Reports
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title Vitamin D status in children over three decades — Do children get enough vitamin D?
title_short Vitamin D status in children over three decades — Do children get enough vitamin D?
title_full Vitamin D status in children over three decades — Do children get enough vitamin D?
title_fullStr Vitamin D status in children over three decades — Do children get enough vitamin D?
title_full_unstemmed Vitamin D status in children over three decades — Do children get enough vitamin D?
title_sort vitamin d status in children over three decades — do children get enough vitamin d?
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publishDate 2016-12-01
description Vitamin D is a key player in the endocrine regulation of calcium and phosphate metabolism and plays a pivotal role in the acquisition of bone mass during childhood. This study investigated long-term data of vitamin D levels in children and adolescents between 1 and 18 years of age. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) was analyzed between 1982 and 2013 in 2048 Swedish Caucasian children (mean age ± SD, 8.59 ± 3.68 years; 1197 boys). Overall, 704 (34%) children had below recommended levels of 50 nmol/L; however, only 63 (3%) had levels below 25 nmol/L, i.e., vitamin D deficiency. No trend for decreased vitamin D levels over time was found in this population, with median 25(OH)D levels of 58.4 nmol/L, minimum–maximum 5.0–159.3 nmol/L. Younger children, independent of gender, had significantly higher levels 25(OH)D. Keywords: 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, Vitamin D, Infants, Children, Adolescents, Trend
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