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Turkish Society for Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes
Is Bioavailable Vitamin D Better Than Total Vitamin D to Evaluate Vitamin D Status in Obese Children? [J Clin Res Pediatr Endocrinol]
J Clin Res Pediatr Endocrinol. 2021; 13(4): 391-399 | DOI: 10.4274/jcrpe.galenos.2020.2021.0230

Is Bioavailable Vitamin D Better Than Total Vitamin D to Evaluate Vitamin D Status in Obese Children?

Gülin Karacan Küçükali1, Özlem Gülbahar2, Şervan Özalkak1, Hasan Dağlı2, Serdar Ceylaner3, Zehra Aycan1, Şenay Savaş Erdeve1
1University of Health Science Turkey, Dr. Sami Ulus Maternity, Child Health and Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Pediatric Endocrinology, Ankara, Turkey
2Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Ankara, Turkey
3Intergen Genetic Centre, Medical Geneticist, Ankara, Turkey

Objective: Free hormones are biologically more active in target tissues. Thus, measurement of vitamin D taking into account bioavailability and free vitamin D may be preferable, especially when evidence is contradictory, as in obese children. In order to assess bioavailablity and free vitamin D, using a previously reported formula, vitamin D-binding protein (VDBP) level was measured and VDBP polymorphisms were also evaluated because of variations in binding affinity.
Methods: Eighty-four obese and 78 healthy children were included. Anthropometry, calcium, phosphorus, alkaline-phosphatase, parathyroid hormone (PTH), 25 hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D], bioavailable-free vitamin D, and VDBP concentration and polymorphism were evaluated in the whole group.
Results: Obese girls had significantly higher PTH than normal weight girls (p=0.001). Regardless of gender, obese children had significantly higher concentrations of VDBP (p=0.008) and PTH (p=0.002). When samples taken in winter were analyzed, PTH and VDBP were found to be higher and bioavailable and free vitamin D lower in the obese group. There was no difference in terms of total vitamin D between groups during the winter season.
Conclusion: While total, free, and bioavailable vitamin D in the obese group was similar to the control group in autumn, free and bioavailable vitamin D in the winter was lower in the obese than the control group. In addition, PTH was higher in the obese group in both autumn and winter. Therefore, more research is needed to evaluate the variability of free and bioavailable vitamin D according to body habitus, season and the effect any differences may have.

Keywords: 25 hydroxyvitamin D, bioavailable vitamin D, free vitamin D, vitamin D binding protein, polymorphism, obesity

Gülin Karacan Küçükali, Özlem Gülbahar, Şervan Özalkak, Hasan Dağlı, Serdar Ceylaner, Zehra Aycan, Şenay Savaş Erdeve. Is Bioavailable Vitamin D Better Than Total Vitamin D to Evaluate Vitamin D Status in Obese Children?. J Clin Res Pediatr Endocrinol. 2021; 13(4): 391-399
Manuscript Language: English
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