Background:Growing pain (GP) is the most common form of nonspecific, recurrent leg pain in children aged 4 - 12 years. The exact etiology of GP is not known. However, some studies have found an association between vit...Background:Growing pain (GP) is the most common form of nonspecific, recurrent leg pain in children aged 4 - 12 years. The exact etiology of GP is not known. However, some studies have found an association between vitamin D and Bone Mineral Status (BMD) status with GP in their study. Objectives: To assess the serum level of vitamin D, and BMD and to determine their association with growing pain in children. Methods: This cross-sectional analytical study was conducted in the Department of Paediatrics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). Sixty children between the age of 6 - 12 years were included in the study from March 2020 to August 2021. Children who fulfilled the Evans criteria of GP were enrolled as cases and thirty age and sex matched healthy children were recruited as the control in the study. Informed written consent was obtained from patients and parents. Serum 25-hydroxy-vitamin-D levels and BMD were performed among cases and controls and subsequently compared to see their association in growing pain. A preformed semi-structured questionnaire was completed for each participant which included socio-demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics. Appropriate statistical tests were applied for data analysis and performed by SPSS version 22. A p-value less than 0.05 was considered as significant at a 95% confidence interval. Results: In this study, 96.7% of growing pain patients had hypovitaminosis D and among them,<span style="font-family: "> the majority (86.7%) was vitamin D deficient. There was a significant association between vitamin D with GP compared to healthy control. BMD was significantly lower in the lumbar vertebra (L1 -<span style="font-family: "> L4) and femoral neck region (both right and left) among GP children compared to the control group. Conclusion: From this study, it may be concluded that the majority of children with GP had hypovitaminosis D and low BMD status compared to the control. Vitamin D deficiency and low BMD status were significantly associated with children with growing pain. Institutional Review Board (I.R.B.) Clearance Certificate (NO. BSMMU/2020/4503 Date: 15/03/2020) was provided from the office of the Registrar, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.展开更多
Objective To examine the relationship between the vitamin D receptor(VDR) gene polymorphism and osteoporosis in postmenopausal women in Shanghai. Methods 102 postmenopausal women recruited from Ruijin Hospital were os...Objective To examine the relationship between the vitamin D receptor(VDR) gene polymorphism and osteoporosis in postmenopausal women in Shanghai. Methods 102 postmenopausal women recruited from Ruijin Hospital were osteoporotic. We measured the lumbar vertebrae and femur of all patients with a modal dual-energy X-ray absorptionmetry, and also the serum osteocalcin by ELISA. The VDR gene was amplified using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The VDR genotypes were determined by the PCR-RFLP. Results bb, aa and TT genotype were found mainly in these osteoporosis patients, only one BB and two tt were found among these patients. No significant association was observed among three subgroups of bb, Bb and BB. Conclusion The rareness of B and t alleles suggested that it is unlikely that they are important factors for the heredity of osteoporosis in Chinese women. Thus VDR gene typing may be of little value in assessing the osteoporosis risk in Chinese population.展开更多
Background and objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between dietary intake and bone mineral density in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Methods: A cross-sectional study ca...Background and objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between dietary intake and bone mineral density in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Methods: A cross-sectional study carried out in Morocco between May 2010 and June 2011, covering out patients with JIA. The characteristics of patients were collected. The nutritional status was assessed by a food questionnaire including data of food intake during 7 consecutive days using 24-hour dietary recall. Food intake was quantified using the software Bilnut (Bilnut version 2.01, 1991). Bone mineral density (BMD in g/cm2) was measured by DXA method (X-ray absorptiometry) on a Lunar Prodigy. Results: The study consisted of 33 patients with JIA (4 - 16 years old). The median age of patients was 10.4 ± 4.3 years. Median disease duration was 2 (1 - 4.5) years. The group of patients with low dietary intake of proteins was associated with low BMD (p = 0.03). Low BMD was related with low intake of magnesium (p = 0.007) and vitamin C (p = 0.04) in children aged between 4 and 9 years. Low intake of vitamin E and folate was associated with high BMD in the other range of children (p < 0.001). Conclusion: This study suggests that low intake of protein and of some micronutrients (magnesium, vitamin C, vitamin E and folate) influence bone mass in children with JIA. Prospective studies with a larger number of patients seem to be necessary in order to confirm our findings.展开更多
BACKGROUND Vitamin D deficiency is common in patients with chronic pain and healthy people,but the difference between the two has not been reported;thus,whether there is a relationship between vitamin D deficiency and...BACKGROUND Vitamin D deficiency is common in patients with chronic pain and healthy people,but the difference between the two has not been reported;thus,whether there is a relationship between vitamin D deficiency and chronic pain remains to be confirmed.Osteoporosis is a common disease in chronic pain disorders.Understanding the relationship between vitamin D and osteoporosis will provide a basis for the rational supplementation of vitamin D to prevent osteoporosis,and to understand the risk factors of bone mass change to provide a new treatment plan for early prevention of osteoporosis.AIM To determine 25 hydroxy vitamin D(25OHD)level in patients with chronic pain to clarify its clinical significance.The relationship between vitamin D and bone mineral density(BMD)and the risk factors for bone mass change were also evaluated.METHODS In this study,184 patients with chronic pain were included in the study group,and 104 healthy individuals who underwent routine health checkups during the same period were included in the control group.25OHD level was detected in both groups by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.According to the BMD test results,the patients in the study group were further classified into three subgroups:Normal BMD group,reduced BMD group,and osteoporosis group.Age,sex,ethnicity,living altitude,body mass index,25OHD level,parathyroid hormone(PTH),calcium(Ca)and phosphorus levels were analyzed statistically in both groups.RESULTS The vitamin D level in the study group was lower than that in the control group at 53.8%vs 57.7%,with no significant difference between the two groups.The proportion of patients with severe vitamin D deficiency in the study group was higher than that in the control group.The mean age was greater in the osteoporosis subgroup,and the youngest in the normal BMD subgroup.Vitamin D level in the osteoporosis subgroup was lower than that in the other two subgroups,and was not specific for the diagnosis of bone mass reduction and osteoporosis.The above results were analyzed statistically and showed significant differences(P<0.05).There was a positive correlation between age and BMD in patients with chronic pain(R=0.567,P<0.001).Age,PTH and Ca were risk factors for bone mass reduction,while age,ethnicity and altitude were risk factors for osteoporosis.CONCLUSION Vitamin D deficiency is a common phenomenon in patients with chronic pain,and severe vitamin D deficiency is not uncommon.Vitamin D level is not a risk factor for bone mass reduction and osteoporosis.Bone mass reduction is correlated with age,PTH and Ca,while osteoporosis is correlated with age,ethnicity and altitude.展开更多
By means of polym erase chain reaction- restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR- RFL P) assay,the association between vitamine D receptor (VDR) genotypes and bone min- eral density (BMD) in the patients receiv...By means of polym erase chain reaction- restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR- RFL P) assay,the association between vitamine D receptor (VDR) genotypes and bone min- eral density (BMD) in the patients receiving long- term glucocorticoid therapy was studied.The clinical data and blood of71patients with rheumatosis who received long- term glucocorticoid ther- apy were collected.BMD was m easured by dual- energy X- ray absorptimometry.VDR gene frag- ment(about185 bp) was amplified by PCR from the extracted genomic DNA,then digested with restriction endonuclease Bsm I.The genotypes were evaluated based on the fragment length fol- lowing endonuclease digestion and the association between genotypes and BMD or Z- score values was analyzed.Among the 71cases,the detected genotypes were Bb and bb with the distribution frequency being 11.3% and 88.7% respectively.The distribution frequency of the alleles was in agreement with the Hardy- Weinberg equilibrium.There was no significant difference between the two genotypes in age,gender,body m ass index(BMI) ,disease duration,disease types,time of glucocorticoid administration and cumulative dosage(P>0 .0 5 ) .Osteoporosis rate of the patients with Bb or bb genotype was37.5 % and33.3% respectively,with the difference being notsignif- icant (χ2 =0 .0 5 ,P=0 .8) .The BMD and Z- score values at lumbar spine and femur in two geno- types were not similar,but the difference had no significant (P>0 .0 5 ) .The distribution frequen- cy of bb type of VDR genotypes in Han populations of China was m ore prevalent,followed by Bb and bb types in turn.In the patients receiving long- term glucocorticoid therapy,there was no sig- nificant difference in BMD between Bb and bb genotypes.The data suggest that the VDR geno- types may not be m eans of identifying patients at greater risk of glucocorticoid- induced osteoporo- sis,which await to be further confirmed by a large sample size.展开更多
目的:分析2型糖尿病合并骨质疏松患者骨密度(BMD)、25-羟基维生素D与生化指标的相关性。方法:回顾性分析遵义市第一人民医院2020年1月—2022年1月收治的100例2型糖尿病患者,以临床确诊结果为金标准,将2型糖尿病合并骨质疏松患者纳入观察...目的:分析2型糖尿病合并骨质疏松患者骨密度(BMD)、25-羟基维生素D与生化指标的相关性。方法:回顾性分析遵义市第一人民医院2020年1月—2022年1月收治的100例2型糖尿病患者,以临床确诊结果为金标准,将2型糖尿病合并骨质疏松患者纳入观察组,将单纯2型糖尿病患者纳入对照组,各50例。收集两组住院期间相关实验室指标,建立数据库,比较两组的BMD、25-羟基维生素D与生化指标水平,采用Pearson相关系数分析BMD、25-羟基维生素D与生化指标的相关性。结果:观察组的BMD、25-羟基维生素D水平均明显低于对照组,而空腹血糖(FBG)、餐后2 h血糖(2 h PG)、糖化血红蛋白(HbA1c)、肌酐水平均高于对照组,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。Pearson相关系数显示,2型糖尿病合并骨质疏松患者的BMD与25-羟基维生素D呈正相关(P<0.05),2型糖尿病合并骨质疏松患者的BMD、25-羟基维生素D与FBG、2 h PG、HbA1c、肌酐均呈负相关(P<0.05)。结论:2型糖尿病合并骨质疏松患者的BMD与25-羟基维生素D呈正相关,BMD、25-羟基维生素D与FBG、2 h PG、HbA1c、肌酐呈负相关。2型糖尿病患者合理控制血糖,适当补充维生素D,有助于减少骨质疏松的发生,提高生存质量。展开更多
文摘Background:Growing pain (GP) is the most common form of nonspecific, recurrent leg pain in children aged 4 - 12 years. The exact etiology of GP is not known. However, some studies have found an association between vitamin D and Bone Mineral Status (BMD) status with GP in their study. Objectives: To assess the serum level of vitamin D, and BMD and to determine their association with growing pain in children. Methods: This cross-sectional analytical study was conducted in the Department of Paediatrics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). Sixty children between the age of 6 - 12 years were included in the study from March 2020 to August 2021. Children who fulfilled the Evans criteria of GP were enrolled as cases and thirty age and sex matched healthy children were recruited as the control in the study. Informed written consent was obtained from patients and parents. Serum 25-hydroxy-vitamin-D levels and BMD were performed among cases and controls and subsequently compared to see their association in growing pain. A preformed semi-structured questionnaire was completed for each participant which included socio-demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics. Appropriate statistical tests were applied for data analysis and performed by SPSS version 22. A p-value less than 0.05 was considered as significant at a 95% confidence interval. Results: In this study, 96.7% of growing pain patients had hypovitaminosis D and among them,<span style="font-family: "> the majority (86.7%) was vitamin D deficient. There was a significant association between vitamin D with GP compared to healthy control. BMD was significantly lower in the lumbar vertebra (L1 -<span style="font-family: "> L4) and femoral neck region (both right and left) among GP children compared to the control group. Conclusion: From this study, it may be concluded that the majority of children with GP had hypovitaminosis D and low BMD status compared to the control. Vitamin D deficiency and low BMD status were significantly associated with children with growing pain. Institutional Review Board (I.R.B.) Clearance Certificate (NO. BSMMU/2020/4503 Date: 15/03/2020) was provided from the office of the Registrar, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
文摘Objective To examine the relationship between the vitamin D receptor(VDR) gene polymorphism and osteoporosis in postmenopausal women in Shanghai. Methods 102 postmenopausal women recruited from Ruijin Hospital were osteoporotic. We measured the lumbar vertebrae and femur of all patients with a modal dual-energy X-ray absorptionmetry, and also the serum osteocalcin by ELISA. The VDR gene was amplified using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The VDR genotypes were determined by the PCR-RFLP. Results bb, aa and TT genotype were found mainly in these osteoporosis patients, only one BB and two tt were found among these patients. No significant association was observed among three subgroups of bb, Bb and BB. Conclusion The rareness of B and t alleles suggested that it is unlikely that they are important factors for the heredity of osteoporosis in Chinese women. Thus VDR gene typing may be of little value in assessing the osteoporosis risk in Chinese population.
文摘Background and objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between dietary intake and bone mineral density in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Methods: A cross-sectional study carried out in Morocco between May 2010 and June 2011, covering out patients with JIA. The characteristics of patients were collected. The nutritional status was assessed by a food questionnaire including data of food intake during 7 consecutive days using 24-hour dietary recall. Food intake was quantified using the software Bilnut (Bilnut version 2.01, 1991). Bone mineral density (BMD in g/cm2) was measured by DXA method (X-ray absorptiometry) on a Lunar Prodigy. Results: The study consisted of 33 patients with JIA (4 - 16 years old). The median age of patients was 10.4 ± 4.3 years. Median disease duration was 2 (1 - 4.5) years. The group of patients with low dietary intake of proteins was associated with low BMD (p = 0.03). Low BMD was related with low intake of magnesium (p = 0.007) and vitamin C (p = 0.04) in children aged between 4 and 9 years. Low intake of vitamin E and folate was associated with high BMD in the other range of children (p < 0.001). Conclusion: This study suggests that low intake of protein and of some micronutrients (magnesium, vitamin C, vitamin E and folate) influence bone mass in children with JIA. Prospective studies with a larger number of patients seem to be necessary in order to confirm our findings.
基金Supported by the 2016 Guidance Project of Qinghai Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission,No.2016-wjzdx-14.
文摘BACKGROUND Vitamin D deficiency is common in patients with chronic pain and healthy people,but the difference between the two has not been reported;thus,whether there is a relationship between vitamin D deficiency and chronic pain remains to be confirmed.Osteoporosis is a common disease in chronic pain disorders.Understanding the relationship between vitamin D and osteoporosis will provide a basis for the rational supplementation of vitamin D to prevent osteoporosis,and to understand the risk factors of bone mass change to provide a new treatment plan for early prevention of osteoporosis.AIM To determine 25 hydroxy vitamin D(25OHD)level in patients with chronic pain to clarify its clinical significance.The relationship between vitamin D and bone mineral density(BMD)and the risk factors for bone mass change were also evaluated.METHODS In this study,184 patients with chronic pain were included in the study group,and 104 healthy individuals who underwent routine health checkups during the same period were included in the control group.25OHD level was detected in both groups by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.According to the BMD test results,the patients in the study group were further classified into three subgroups:Normal BMD group,reduced BMD group,and osteoporosis group.Age,sex,ethnicity,living altitude,body mass index,25OHD level,parathyroid hormone(PTH),calcium(Ca)and phosphorus levels were analyzed statistically in both groups.RESULTS The vitamin D level in the study group was lower than that in the control group at 53.8%vs 57.7%,with no significant difference between the two groups.The proportion of patients with severe vitamin D deficiency in the study group was higher than that in the control group.The mean age was greater in the osteoporosis subgroup,and the youngest in the normal BMD subgroup.Vitamin D level in the osteoporosis subgroup was lower than that in the other two subgroups,and was not specific for the diagnosis of bone mass reduction and osteoporosis.The above results were analyzed statistically and showed significant differences(P<0.05).There was a positive correlation between age and BMD in patients with chronic pain(R=0.567,P<0.001).Age,PTH and Ca were risk factors for bone mass reduction,while age,ethnicity and altitude were risk factors for osteoporosis.CONCLUSION Vitamin D deficiency is a common phenomenon in patients with chronic pain,and severe vitamin D deficiency is not uncommon.Vitamin D level is not a risk factor for bone mass reduction and osteoporosis.Bone mass reduction is correlated with age,PTH and Ca,while osteoporosis is correlated with age,ethnicity and altitude.
文摘By means of polym erase chain reaction- restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR- RFL P) assay,the association between vitamine D receptor (VDR) genotypes and bone min- eral density (BMD) in the patients receiving long- term glucocorticoid therapy was studied.The clinical data and blood of71patients with rheumatosis who received long- term glucocorticoid ther- apy were collected.BMD was m easured by dual- energy X- ray absorptimometry.VDR gene frag- ment(about185 bp) was amplified by PCR from the extracted genomic DNA,then digested with restriction endonuclease Bsm I.The genotypes were evaluated based on the fragment length fol- lowing endonuclease digestion and the association between genotypes and BMD or Z- score values was analyzed.Among the 71cases,the detected genotypes were Bb and bb with the distribution frequency being 11.3% and 88.7% respectively.The distribution frequency of the alleles was in agreement with the Hardy- Weinberg equilibrium.There was no significant difference between the two genotypes in age,gender,body m ass index(BMI) ,disease duration,disease types,time of glucocorticoid administration and cumulative dosage(P>0 .0 5 ) .Osteoporosis rate of the patients with Bb or bb genotype was37.5 % and33.3% respectively,with the difference being notsignif- icant (χ2 =0 .0 5 ,P=0 .8) .The BMD and Z- score values at lumbar spine and femur in two geno- types were not similar,but the difference had no significant (P>0 .0 5 ) .The distribution frequen- cy of bb type of VDR genotypes in Han populations of China was m ore prevalent,followed by Bb and bb types in turn.In the patients receiving long- term glucocorticoid therapy,there was no sig- nificant difference in BMD between Bb and bb genotypes.The data suggest that the VDR geno- types may not be m eans of identifying patients at greater risk of glucocorticoid- induced osteoporo- sis,which await to be further confirmed by a large sample size.
文摘目的:分析2型糖尿病合并骨质疏松患者骨密度(BMD)、25-羟基维生素D与生化指标的相关性。方法:回顾性分析遵义市第一人民医院2020年1月—2022年1月收治的100例2型糖尿病患者,以临床确诊结果为金标准,将2型糖尿病合并骨质疏松患者纳入观察组,将单纯2型糖尿病患者纳入对照组,各50例。收集两组住院期间相关实验室指标,建立数据库,比较两组的BMD、25-羟基维生素D与生化指标水平,采用Pearson相关系数分析BMD、25-羟基维生素D与生化指标的相关性。结果:观察组的BMD、25-羟基维生素D水平均明显低于对照组,而空腹血糖(FBG)、餐后2 h血糖(2 h PG)、糖化血红蛋白(HbA1c)、肌酐水平均高于对照组,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05)。Pearson相关系数显示,2型糖尿病合并骨质疏松患者的BMD与25-羟基维生素D呈正相关(P<0.05),2型糖尿病合并骨质疏松患者的BMD、25-羟基维生素D与FBG、2 h PG、HbA1c、肌酐均呈负相关(P<0.05)。结论:2型糖尿病合并骨质疏松患者的BMD与25-羟基维生素D呈正相关,BMD、25-羟基维生素D与FBG、2 h PG、HbA1c、肌酐呈负相关。2型糖尿病患者合理控制血糖,适当补充维生素D,有助于减少骨质疏松的发生,提高生存质量。