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. 2009 Jan;154(1):132-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.07.015.

Significant vitamin D deficiency in youth with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Britta M Svoren  1 , Lisa K Volkening, Jamie R Wood, Lori M B Laffel
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Significant vitamin D deficiency in youth with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Britta M Svoren et al. J Pediatr. 2009 Jan.

Abstract

Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D was measured in 128 youth with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Less than 25% of the patients were vitamin D sufficient. Because individuals with type 1 diabetes mellitus possess multiple risk factors for skeletal fragility, ensuring vitamin D sufficiency throughout childhood and adolescence in this population seems especially warranted.

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Figure 1A Vitamin D status. Among 0–5, 6–11, and 12–18 year olds, the percentage of participants with either vitamin D insufficiency or deficiency was 56%, 69%, and 85%, respectively. B, Adjusted 25OHD levels. A mean adjusted 25OHD value was calculated for each age group controlling for patient ethnicity, visit season, sex, z-BMI, A1c, and diabetes duration. The 12–18 year olds had significantly lower 25OHD levels compared with 0–5 year olds (<0.01).
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Comment in

  • Overall health in youth with type 1 diabetes.
    Daniels SR. Daniels SR. J Pediatr. 2009 Jan;154(1):A2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.11.019. J Pediatr. 2009. PMID: 19187721 No abstract available.
  • They're still kids.
    Zeitler PS, Klingensmith GJ. Zeitler PS, et al. J Pediatr. 2009 Jan;154(1):7-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.09.028. J Pediatr. 2009. PMID: 19187730 No abstract available.

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