Assessment of vitamin D among male adolescents and young adults hospitalized with eating disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Medical complications of eating disorders in males are understudied compared to females, as is the case of vitamin D deficiency. The aim of this study was to assess vitamin D levels among male and female adolescents and young adults hospitalized for medical complications of eating disorders.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed electronic medical records of patients aged 9-25 years (N = 565) admitted to the University of California, San Francisco Eating Disorders Program for medical instability, between May 2012 and August 2020. Serum vitamin D (25-hydroxy) level was assessed at admission as was history of prior calcium, vitamin D, or multivitamin supplementation. Linear regression was used to assess factors associated with vitamin D levels.

Results

A total of

SUBMITTER: Nagata JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9295348 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature