High prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency in large population of kids with type 1 diabetes

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-04/uops-hpo042016.php

Public Release: 20-Apr-2016
High prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency in large population of kids with type 1 diabetes
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

During the past two decades, vitamin D status, defined as serum concentration of 25-hydroxyvitamin D, has emerged as a predictor of key clinical outcomes including bone health, glucose metabolism, cardiovascular health, immune health and survival.

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The results demonstrate the high prevalence of patients with low levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D, specifically in healthy weight and Caucasian children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes-- patients previously considered at no or low risk of having low levels of vitamin D. These data underscore the importance of vitamin D screening in all children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. The team's findings have been published in Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice.

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