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Effects of ethnicity and vitamin D supplementation on vitamin D status and changes in bone mineral content in infants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To evaluate the effects on serum 25(OH)D and bone mineralization of supplementation of breast-fed Hispanic and non-Hispanic Caucasian infants with vitamin D in infants in Houston, Texas.

Methods

We measured cord serum 25(OH)D levels, bone mineral content (BMC), bone mineral density (BMD) and their changes over 3 months of life with 400 IU/day of vitamin D3 supplementation.

Results

Cord serum 25(OH)D was significantly lower in Hispanic than non-Hispanic Caucasian infants (16.4 ± 6.5 ng/mL, n = 27, vs 22.3 ± 9.4 n = 22, p = 0.013). Among 38 infants who completed a 3 month vitamin D supplementation intervention, provision of 400 IU/day of vitamin D increased final 25(OH)D to a higher level in non-Hispanic Caucasian compared to Hispanic infants. There was no significant relationship between cord serum 25(OH)D and BMC or BMD in the first week of life (n = 49) or after 3 months of vitamin D supplementation.

Conclusion

Low cord 25(OH)D levels are seen in Hispanic infants, but their functional significance is uncertain related to bone health in a southern US setting. Daily vitamin D intake of 400 IU during the first months of life appears adequate to increase serum 25(OH)D and support BMC increases despite low initial 25(OH)D levels in some infants.

Trial registration

ClincalTrials.gov NCT00697294.

SUBMITTER: Abrams SA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3271033 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Effects of ethnicity and vitamin D supplementation on vitamin D status and changes in bone mineral content in infants.

Abrams Steven A SA Hawthorne Keli M KM Rogers Stefanie P SP Hicks Penni D PD Carpenter Thomas O TO

BMC pediatrics 20120116

<h4>Background</h4>To evaluate the effects on serum 25(OH)D and bone mineralization of supplementation of breast-fed Hispanic and non-Hispanic Caucasian infants with vitamin D in infants in Houston, Texas.<h4>Methods</h4>We measured cord serum 25(OH)D levels, bone mineral content (BMC), bone mineral density (BMD) and their changes over 3 months of life with 400 IU/day of vitamin D3 supplementation.<h4>Results</h4>Cord serum 25(OH)D was significantly lower in Hispanic than non-Hispanic Caucasian ...[more]

PMID: 22248486

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Effects of ethnicity and vitamin D supplementation on vitamin D status and changes in bone mineral content in infants.

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Effects of ethnicity and vitamin D supplementation on vitamin D status and changes in bone mineral content in infants.

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