Relation of body fat indexes to vitamin D status and deficiency among obese adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Data on the relation between vitamin D status and body fat indexes in adolescence are lacking.

Objective

The objective was to identify factors associated with vitamin D status and deficiency in obese adolescents to further evaluate the relation of body fat indexes to vitamin D status and deficiency.

Design

Data from 58 obese adolescents were obtained. Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) was measured by computed tomography. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry was used to measure total bone mineral content, bone mineral density, body fat mass (FM), and lean mass. Relative measures of body fat were calculated. Blood tests included measurements of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D], parathyroid hormone (PTH), osteocalcin, type I collagen C-telopeptide, hormones, and metaboli

SUBMITTER: Lenders CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2728638 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature