Association of Vitamin D Concentrations with subjective health complaints in children and adolescents: the CASPIAN-V study
Abstract Background Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) is recognized as a global pandemic. Identification, any association between VDD and subjective health complaints (SHC), can be helpful to realize critical mechanisms and improve psychological and somatic symptoms. Given few studies published on this iss...
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doaj-8f196e0fa942468b90013aeab7588ce62021-01-03T12:02:44ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582021-01-012111910.1186/s12889-020-10020-zAssociation of Vitamin D Concentrations with subjective health complaints in children and adolescents: the CASPIAN-V studyNazli Namazi0Mostafa Qorbani1Gita Shafiee2Mohammad Hossein Ahmadian3Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh4Mehdi Ebrahimi5Hamid Asayesh6Roya Kelishadi7Ramin Heshmat8Chronic Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical SciencesNon-communicable Diseases Research Center, Alborz University of Medical SciencesDiabetes Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical SciencesChronic Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Pediatrics, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical SciencesInternal Medicine Department, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical SciencesMedical Emergencies, School of Paramedic, Qom University of Medical SciencesChild Department of Pediatrics, Child Growth and Development Research Center, Research Institute for Primordial Prevention of Non-communicable Disease, Isfahan University of Medical SciencesChronic Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical SciencesAbstract Background Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) is recognized as a global pandemic. Identification, any association between VDD and subjective health complaints (SHC), can be helpful to realize critical mechanisms and improve psychological and somatic symptoms. Given few studies published on this issue and the importance of its clarification, the main objective of this study was to examine the association between VDD and the SHC in children and adolescents. Methods In this national cross-sectional study, 2596 Iranian children and adolescents aged 8–18 years were included. Data on SHC, anthropometric indices, physical activity, and serum levels of vitamin D were collected. Logistic regression models (crude, adjusted) were applied to examine the association between the VDD and the SHC. Statistical analysis was performed using STATA version 11. P-values< 0.05 were considered as statistically significant. Results Serum levels of vitamin D in approximately 70% of Iranian children and adolescents were lower than 30 ng/mL. Among the SHC, irritability (40.9%) and feeling anxiety (33.7%) were the most prevalent ones. Multiple complaints in students with the VDD was 2.5 times greater than those with sufficient vitamin D concentrations (p < 0.001). Compared to the reference group, the strongest association was found between vitamin D status and difficulties in getting to sleep (OR: 2.5, 95%CI: 1.18, 3.53, p < 0.001). Conclusion VDD was observed in the considerable percentage of the study population. There were no significant differences between the two gender groups. In addition, there were significant associations between vitamin D status and most of the somatic and psychological symptoms, particularly for getting to sleep. It seems national interventional programs for vitamin D supplementation or food fortifications can be helpful.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-10020-zSHCVitamin DSchool-aged childrenCASPIAN |
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Nazli Namazi Mostafa Qorbani Gita Shafiee Mohammad Hossein Ahmadian Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh Mehdi Ebrahimi Hamid Asayesh Roya Kelishadi Ramin Heshmat |
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Nazli Namazi Mostafa Qorbani Gita Shafiee Mohammad Hossein Ahmadian Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh Mehdi Ebrahimi Hamid Asayesh Roya Kelishadi Ramin Heshmat Association of Vitamin D Concentrations with subjective health complaints in children and adolescents: the CASPIAN-V study BMC Public Health SHC Vitamin D School-aged children CASPIAN |
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Nazli Namazi Mostafa Qorbani Gita Shafiee Mohammad Hossein Ahmadian Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh Mehdi Ebrahimi Hamid Asayesh Roya Kelishadi Ramin Heshmat |
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Association of Vitamin D Concentrations with subjective health complaints in children and adolescents: the CASPIAN-V study |
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Association of Vitamin D Concentrations with subjective health complaints in children and adolescents: the CASPIAN-V study |
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Association of Vitamin D Concentrations with subjective health complaints in children and adolescents: the CASPIAN-V study |
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Association of Vitamin D Concentrations with subjective health complaints in children and adolescents: the CASPIAN-V study |
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Association of Vitamin D Concentrations with subjective health complaints in children and adolescents: the CASPIAN-V study |
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association of vitamin d concentrations with subjective health complaints in children and adolescents: the caspian-v study |
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Abstract Background Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) is recognized as a global pandemic. Identification, any association between VDD and subjective health complaints (SHC), can be helpful to realize critical mechanisms and improve psychological and somatic symptoms. Given few studies published on this issue and the importance of its clarification, the main objective of this study was to examine the association between VDD and the SHC in children and adolescents. Methods In this national cross-sectional study, 2596 Iranian children and adolescents aged 8–18 years were included. Data on SHC, anthropometric indices, physical activity, and serum levels of vitamin D were collected. Logistic regression models (crude, adjusted) were applied to examine the association between the VDD and the SHC. Statistical analysis was performed using STATA version 11. P-values< 0.05 were considered as statistically significant. Results Serum levels of vitamin D in approximately 70% of Iranian children and adolescents were lower than 30 ng/mL. Among the SHC, irritability (40.9%) and feeling anxiety (33.7%) were the most prevalent ones. Multiple complaints in students with the VDD was 2.5 times greater than those with sufficient vitamin D concentrations (p < 0.001). Compared to the reference group, the strongest association was found between vitamin D status and difficulties in getting to sleep (OR: 2.5, 95%CI: 1.18, 3.53, p < 0.001). Conclusion VDD was observed in the considerable percentage of the study population. There were no significant differences between the two gender groups. In addition, there were significant associations between vitamin D status and most of the somatic and psychological symptoms, particularly for getting to sleep. It seems national interventional programs for vitamin D supplementation or food fortifications can be helpful. |
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