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Taking vitamin D for health problems has raised D levels a bit (child Arthritis this case) – July 2021

Higher concentrations of vitamin D in Canadian children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis compared to healthy controls are associated with more frequent use of vitamin D supplements and season of birth

Nutr Res. 2021 Jun 13;92:139-149. doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2021.05.007
Sarah L Finch 1, Alan M Rosenberg 2, Anthony J Kusalik 3, Farhad Maleki 3, Elham Rezaei 3, Adam Baxter-Jones 3, Susanne Benseler 4, Gilles Boire 5, David Cabral 6, Sarah Campillo 7, Gaëlle Chédeville 7, Anne-Laure Chetaille 8, Paul Dancey 9, Ciaran Duffy 10, Karen Watanabe Duffy 10, Jaime Guzman 6, Kristin Houghton 6, Adam M Huber 11, Roman Jurencak 10, Bianca Lang 11, Ron M Laxer 12, Kimberly Morishita 6, Kiem G Oen 13, Ross E Petty 6, Suzanne E Ramsey 11, Johannes Roth 10, Rayfel Schneider 12, Rosie Scuccimarri 7, Elizabeth Stringer 11, Shirley M L Tse 12, Lori B Tucker 6, Stuart E Turvey 6, Michael Szafron 3, Susan Whiting 3, Rae Sm Yeung 12, Hassan Vatanparast 14, BBOP Study Group

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A number of studies have demonstrated that patients with autoimmune disease have lower levels of vitamin D prompting speculation that vitamin D might suppress inflammation and immune responses in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). The objective of this study was to compare vitamin D levels in children with JIA at disease onset with healthy children. We hypothesized that children and adolescents with JIA have lower vitamin D levels than healthy children and adolescents. Data from a Canadian cohort of children with new-onset JIA (n= 164, data collection 2007-2012) were compared to Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) data (n=4027, data collection 2007-2011). We compared 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations with measures of inflammation, vitamin D supplement use, milk intake, and season of birth. Mean 25(OH)D level was significantly higher in patients with JIA (79 ± 3.1 nmol/L) than in healthy controls (68 ± 1.8 nmol/L P <.05). Patients with JIA more often used vitamin D containing supplements (50% vs. 7%; P <.05). The prevalence of 25(OH)D deficiency (<30 nmol/L) was 6% for both groups. Children with JIA with 25(OH)D deficiency or insufficiency (<50 nmol/L) had higher C-reactive protein levels. Children with JIA were more often born in the fall and winter compared to healthy children. In contrast to earlier studies, we found vitamin D levels in Canadian children with JIA were higher compared to healthy children and associated with more frequent use of vitamin D supplements. Among children with JIA, low vitamin D levels were associated with indicators of greater inflammation.


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