Risk factors for variation in 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 and D2 concentrations and vitamin D deficiency in children

Tolppanen, Anna-Maija, Fraser, Abigail, Fraser, William D. and Lawlor, Debbie A. (2012) Risk factors for variation in 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 and D2 concentrations and vitamin D deficiency in children. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 97 (4). pp. 1202-1210. ISSN 0021-972X

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Abstract

Context: Vitamin D status is believed to be best indicated by serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D; consisting of 25(OH)D3 and 25(OH)D2] that are obtained from different sources. Suboptimal vitamin D status is common and associated with adverse health outcomes. Objectives: The objectives were to report the prevalence and risk factors of vitamin D deficiency and determine associations of characteristics that have been shown to relate to total 25(OH)D with 25(OH)D3 and 25(OH)D2 concentrations. Design and Setting: The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children is a population-based contemporary birth cohort (children born in 1991–1992) from southwest England. Participants and Outcome Measures: Seven thousand five hundred sixty children with serum 25(OH)D3 and 25(OH)D2 concentrations measured at the mean age of 9.9 yr participated in the study. Results: Vitamin D deficiency [total 25(OH)D concentration <20 ng/ml] was common (29%). The main risk factors were winter season, less time spent outdoors, low socioeconomic position, nonwhite ethnicity, older age, more advanced puberty stage, and female gender. Although there were some common risk factors for lower 25(OH)D3 and 25(OH)D2 concentrations (age, gender, puberty stage, body mass index, physical activity, household income, maternal education), several characteristics were associated with 25(OH)D3 only (ethnicity, vitamin D intake, time spent outdoors, and UVB protection score) and others with 25(OH)D2 only (protein and carbohydrate intake, parent's social class, and housing tenure). Conclusions: Vitamin D deficiency was common in this contemporary U.K. cohort. Despite some overlap, there are differences in potential confounding structures for associations of 25(OH)D3 and 25(OH)D2 with health outcomes. These should be accounted for in future studies.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Musculoskeletal Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Metabolic Health
Depositing User:	Users 2731 not found.
Date Deposited:	05 Nov 2012 14:34
Last Modified:	24 Jan 2024 01:19
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/40050
DOI:	10.1210/jc.2011-2516

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