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. 2013 Dec;21(12):E599-606.
doi: 10.1002/oby.20464. Epub 2013 Jun 13.

Serum 25(OH) vitamin D concentration changes after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery

Lauren M Beckman  1 , Carrie P Earthman, William Thomas, Charlene W Compher, Juan Muniz, Ronald L Horst, Sayeed Ikramuddin, Todd A Kellogg, Shalamar D Sibley
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Serum 25(OH) vitamin D concentration changes after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery

Lauren M Beckman et al. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2013 Dec.

Abstract

Objective: To describe serum 25(OH)D changes after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and to determine if fat mass (FM) loss and vitamin D intake are associated with changes in serum levels.

Design and methods: The relationship between serum 25(OH)D and 1) FM, 2) weight, 3) % excess weight loss (EWL), and 4) BMI was investigated after controlling for potential confounders using a mixed effects linear model in 20 women before and up to 1-year post-RYGB. Subcutaneous (SAT) and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) vitamin D concentrations at time of RYGB were also evaluated.

Results: Weight and FM decreased 1-year after surgery by 45 ± 1 kg and 37 ± 1 kg, respectively while 25(OH)D increased by 10 ± 2 ng mL(-1) . Weight, FM, BMI, and %EWL changes were associated with 25(OH)D change. VAT had an average 21% more vitamin D per gram than SAT and concentrations were highly correlated.

Conclusions: Although weight loss may lead to increased serum 25(OH)D after RYGB, low levels remain a concern in some patients 1-year postsurgery. Additional research is needed to clarify the relationship between adipose storage of vitamin D and serum 25(OH)D in obesity, and how that relationship might change after surgery. This could lead to improved clinical management of vitamin D in this ever-growing clinical population.

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Plot of serum 25(OH)D levels on body weight for 20 women at each study visit. Each black line represents a study participant. Each heavy dot represents the Baseline visit. The grey line represents the 25(OH)D estimate from the model developed by Drincic et al. Drinic model is: 25(OH)D = ab/(b − weight). 25(OH)D: 25 hydroxyvitamin D
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