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Abstract

The role of Vitamin D in the development of type 1 diabetes (T1D) is controversial. The Canary Islands have the highest incidence of childhood-onset T1D in Spain and one of the highest in Europe. We aimed to evaluate 25OHVitamin D concentrations in a Canarian pediatric population, to assess the existence of seasonal variation, to study their association with T1D, and to evaluate the role of acidosis in its levels. In a retrospective, case-control study, we obtained data from 146 T1D patients (<15 years of age) and 346 control children; 25OHVitamin D concentrations were assessed in serum by automatic ChemiLuminescence ImmunoAssay technology. We found significantly higher 25OHVitamin D levels in the summer and autumn months and an inverse correlation between T1D and age; 25OHVitamin D sufficiency was similar in both groups (44.5% vs. 45.1%), with significant differences in the percentage of patients presenting vitamin D deficiency (11.6% (T1D) vs. 16.4% (controls)). When stratified according to the presence of ketoacidosis at sampling, only patients with acidosis showed lower 25OHVitamin D concentrations than controls. Despite its subtropical geographic location, Vitamin D deficiency is frequent in children in Gran Canaria, and 25OHVitamin D concentrations show seasonal variation. After adjusting for acidosis, no differences were found between children with and without T1D.

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Title
25OHVitamin D Levels in a Canarian Pediatric Population with and without Type 1 Diabetes: The Role of Acidosis
Author
Nóvoa-Medina, Yeray 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Barreiro-Bautista, Marta 2 ; Perdomo-Quinteiro, Marta 3 ; González-Martín, Jesús María 4   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Quinteiro-González, Sofía 5 ; Domínguez, Ángela 5 ; Cabrera, María 5 ; López, Sara 5 ; Pavlovic, Svetlana 6 ; Wägner, Ana M 7   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Unidad de Endocrinología Pediátrica, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insular Materno Infantil, 35016 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain; [email protected] (S.Q.-G.); [email protected] (Á.D.); [email protected] (M.C.); [email protected] (S.L.); Asociación Canaria para la Investigación Pediátrica (ACIP Canarias), 35004 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain; Instituto Universitario de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Sanitarias, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35016 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain; [email protected] (M.B.-B.); [email protected] (A.M.W.) 
 Instituto Universitario de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Sanitarias, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35016 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain; [email protected] (M.B.-B.); [email protected] (A.M.W.) 
 Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35016 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain; [email protected] 
 Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, 35002 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain; [email protected] 
 Unidad de Endocrinología Pediátrica, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insular Materno Infantil, 35016 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain; [email protected] (S.Q.-G.); [email protected] (Á.D.); [email protected] (M.C.); [email protected] (S.L.) 
 Servicio de Pediatría, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insular Materno Infantil, 35016 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain; [email protected] 
 Instituto Universitario de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Sanitarias, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35016 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain; [email protected] (M.B.-B.); [email protected] (A.M.W.); Servicio de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insular Materno Infantil, 35016 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 
First page
3067
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
20726643
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2836394134
Copyright
© 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.