Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels, obesity and the metabolic syndrome among Korean children

Abstract Background and Aim Evidence of the relationship between serum vitamin D levels and cardiovascular risk factors in children is limited. We investigated the associations between serum vitamin D levels (25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D]) and obesity and metabolic syndrome and its components in Kor...

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Published in:Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases, 2013-08, Vol.23 (8), p.785-791
Main Authors: Lee, S.H, Kim, S.M, Park, H.S, Choi, K.M, Cho, G.J, Ko, B.J, Kim, J.H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asian Continental Ancestry Group
blood glucose
Blood Glucose - metabolism
blood pressure
blood serum
Body Mass Index
Body Weight
boys
Cardiovascular
Child
children
Cholesterol, HDL - blood
Cholesterol, LDL - blood
Cross-Sectional Studies
Fasting
Female
girls
high density lipoprotein cholesterol
Humans
Koreans
Logistic Models
Male
Metabolic syndrome
Metabolic Syndrome - blood
Metabolic Syndrome - complications
Multivariate Analysis
Nutrition Surveys
Obesity
Obesity - blood
Obesity - complications
regression analysis
Republic of Korea
Risk Factors
triacylglycerols
Triglycerides - blood
Vitamin D
Vitamin D - analogs & derivatives
Vitamin D - blood
Vitamin D Deficiency - blood
Vitamin D Deficiency - complications
Waist Circumference
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Summary:Abstract Background and Aim Evidence of the relationship between serum vitamin D levels and cardiovascular risk factors in children is limited. We investigated the associations between serum vitamin D levels (25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D]) and obesity and metabolic syndrome and its components in Korean children. Methods and Results We recruited 1660, nine-year-old, Korean children (904 boys and 756 girls) who voluntarily participated in this study while being examined during school-based health examinations. We measured anthropometric variables (height and weight), metabolic parameters (blood pressure, fasting plasma glucose, triglyceride, and HDL cholesterol levels) and serum vitamin D levels. We analyzed the data using multivariate logistic regression models. Mean 25(OH)D levels were lower in children defined as obese or abdominally obese ( P  
ISSN:0939-4753
1590-3729
DOI:10.1016/j.numecd.2012.04.013