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| Title |
Treating vitamin D deficiency in children with type I diabetes could improve their glycaemic control
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| Published in |
BMC Research Notes, September 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13104-017-2794-3 |
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| Authors |
Dinesh Giri, Dona Pintus, Girvan Burnside, Atrayee Ghatak, Fulya Mehta, Princy Paul, Senthil Senniappan |
| Abstract |
The relationship between vitamin D deficiency and type I DM is an ongoing area of interest. The study aims to identify the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in children and adolescents with T1DM and to assess the impact of treatment of vitamin D deficiency on their glycaemic control. Retrospective data was collected from 271 children and adolescents with T1DM. The vitamin D deficient (25(OH)D <30 nmol/L) and insufficient (25(OH)D 30-50 nmol/L) patients were treated with 6000 units of cholecalciferol and 400 units of cholecalciferol, once daily for 3 months respectively. HbA1c and 25(OH)D concentrations were measured before and at the end of the vitamin D treatment. 14.8% from the whole cohort (n = 271) were vitamin D deficient and 31% were insufficient. Among the children included in the final analysis (n = 73), the mean age and plasma 25(OH)D concentration (±SD) were 7.7 years (±4.4) and 32.2 nmol/l (±8.2) respectively. The mean 25(OH)D concentration post-treatment was 65.3 nmol/l (±9.3). The mean HbA1c (±SD) before and after cholecalciferol was 73.5 mmol/mol (±14.9) and 65 mmol/mol (±11.2) respectively (p < 0.001). Children with higher pre-treatment HbA1c had greater reduction in HbA1c (p < 0.001) and those with lower 25(OH)D concentration showed higher reduction in HbA1c (p = 0.004) after treatment. Low 25(OH)D concentrations are fairly prevalent in children and adolescents with T1DM, treatment of which, can potentially improve the glycaemic control. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 89 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 26 | 29% |
| Other | 8 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 9% |
| Researcher | 6 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 7 | 8% |
| Unknown | 30 | 34% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 31 | 35% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 4% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 6 | 7% |
| Unknown | 31 | 35% |
Attention Score in Context
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