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ArticlePediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition2013

Subclinical Vitamin D Insufficiency in Korean School-aged Children.

Sang Woo Han, Ha Ra Kang, Han Gyum Kim, Joo Hyun Kim, Ji Hyun Uhm, Ji Young Seo

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  1. Are Growing Pains Related to Vitamin D Deficiency? Efficacy of Vitamin D Therapy for Resolution of Symptoms.Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre · 2015
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Sang Woo HanDepartment of Pediatrics, Eulji General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Ha Ra KangDepartment of Pediatrics, Eulji General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Han Gyum KimDepartment of Medicine, Eulji University, Daejeon, Korea.
Joo Hyun KimDepartment of Medicine, Eulji University, Daejeon, Korea.
Ji Hyun UhmDepartment of Pediatrics, Eulji General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Ji Young SeoDepartment of Pediatrics, Eulji General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

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purposeRecently, vitamin D insufficiency has increased and has been correlated to growth and puberty in children. This study was conducted to find the prevalence of subclinical vitamin D insufficiency and its influence on school-aged children in Korea.

methodsThe subjects of this study were 397 children aged 7 to 15 years who had been tested for 25-OH vitamin D3 among the outpatients of the Department of Pediatrics in Eulji General Hospital from March 2007 to February 2011. Data for age, sex, comorbidities, serum 25-OH vitamin D3, height, weight, body mass index (BMI), and sunlight exposure time were collected before and after 3 months of vitamin D administration, retrospectively.

resultsVitamin D insufficiency was present in 343 (86%) of the subjects. In the vitamin D insufficient group, chronological age was 8.96±1.72 years, mean height (z-score [z]) was 0.51±1.26, mean BMI (z) was 0.81±2.20, and bone age was 10.26±1.75 years. In the vitamin D sufficient group, chronological age was 9.61±1.77 years, mean height (z) was-0.66±0.98, mean BMI (z) was-0.01±1.16, and bone age was 9.44±2.12 years. A paired t-test showed that three months after vitamin D administration, the mean 25-OH vitamin D3 level in the insufficient group increased to 24.38 ±10.03 ng/mL and mean BMI (z) decreased to 0.67±1.06.

conclusionIn Korean school-aged children, vitamin D insufficiency were relatively higher and may be closely related with higher BMI. Insufficient rise of the level of vitamin D after supplementation suggest the new supplementation guidelines, especially for Korean children.

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25 Hydroxy vitamin D3Body mass indexChildVitamin DVitamin D insufficiency

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