M Eloi1,2, D V Horvath1,2, V L Szejnfeld1, J C Ortega1,2, D A C Rocha2, J Szejnfeld2,3, C H M Castro4,5. 1. Rheumatology Division, Universidade Federal de São Paulo/Escola Paulista de Medicina (Unifesp/EPM), São Paulo, Brazil. 2. CURA Imagem and Diagnóstico, São Paulo, Brazil. 3. Imaging and Diagnosis Department, Universidade Federal de São Paulo/Escola Paulista de Medicina (Unifesp/EPM), São Paulo, Brazil. 4. Rheumatology Division, Universidade Federal de São Paulo/Escola Paulista de Medicina (Unifesp/EPM), São Paulo, Brazil. cheldan@uol.com.br. 5. CURA Imagem and Diagnóstico, São Paulo, Brazil. cheldan@uol.com.br.
Abstract
Brazil is a tropical/subtropical geographic area with elevated ultraviolet (UV) radiation. We report very high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in a large database of Brazilian subjects and show seasonal and reciprocal relationship between vitamin D and parathyroid hormone (PTH) over the years in this tropical area. INTRODUCTION: We aim to examine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency, characterize the temporal relationship between 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels (25(OH)D) and intact PTH (iPTH) according to seasons, and investigate potential associations between 25(OH)D levels and extra-skeletal outcomes in a Brazilian population. METHODS: We retrospectively determined population weekly mean concentrations of unpaired 25(OH)D and iPTH using 39,004 laboratory results of Brazilian individuals of both genders aged 2 to 95 years. The 25(OH)D and iPTH distributions were normalized, and the means fit with a sinusoidal function. Potential associations between 25(OH)D serum levels and inflammatory markers, fasting glucose, HbA1c and Homeostasis Model Assessment index (HOMA) were examined. RESULTS: Of the samples, 33.9 % had 25(OH)D serum concentrations lower than 20 ng/mL, while the vast majority (70.7 %) were found to be vitamin D deficient or insufficient (<30 ng/mL). Vitamin D deficiency was significantly higher during the winter as compared to the summer (38.4 % <20 ng/mL and 75.5 % <30 ng/mL versus 23.3 % <20 ng/mL and 62.5 % <30 ng/mL, respectively; p < 0.001). Seasonal variation was observed for both 25(OH)D and iPTH. 25(OH)D peaks occurred in March and troughs in September. iPTH levels showed an inverted pattern of peaks and troughs with a delay of 1 ± 5 week. 25(OH)D was significantly associated with inflammatory markers but not with glucose homeostasis. CONCLUSIONS: A sinusoidal interrelationship has been detected between vitamin D and PTH in this tropical population. A large percentage of the individuals showed vitamin D deficiency. Public health strategies are needed to better understand and manage this very high and apparently contradictory prevalence of vitamin D deficiency.
Brazil is a tropical/subtropical geographic area with elevated ultraviolet (UV) radiation. We report very high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in a large database of Brazilian subjects and show seasonal and reciprocal relationship between vitamin D and parathyroid hormone (PTH) over the years in this tropical area. INTRODUCTION: We aim to examine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency, characterize the temporal relationship between 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels (25(OH)D) and intact PTH (iPTH) according to seasons, and investigate potential associations between 25(OH)D levels and extra-skeletal outcomes in a Brazilian population. METHODS: We retrospectively determined population weekly mean concentrations of unpaired 25(OH)D and iPTH using 39,004 laboratory results of Brazilian individuals of both genders aged 2 to 95 years. The 25(OH)D and iPTH distributions were normalized, and the means fit with a sinusoidal function. Potential associations between 25(OH)D serum levels and inflammatory markers, fasting glucose, HbA1c and Homeostasis Model Assessment index (HOMA) were examined. RESULTS: Of the samples, 33.9 % had 25(OH)D serum concentrations lower than 20 ng/mL, while the vast majority (70.7 %) were found to be vitamin Ddeficient or insufficient (<30 ng/mL). Vitamin D deficiency was significantly higher during the winter as compared to the summer (38.4 % <20 ng/mL and 75.5 % <30 ng/mL versus 23.3 % <20 ng/mL and 62.5 % <30 ng/mL, respectively; p < 0.001). Seasonal variation was observed for both 25(OH)D and iPTH. 25(OH)D peaks occurred in March and troughs in September. iPTH levels showed an inverted pattern of peaks and troughs with a delay of 1 ± 5 week. 25(OH)D was significantly associated with inflammatory markers but not with glucose homeostasis. CONCLUSIONS: A sinusoidal interrelationship has been detected between vitamin D and PTH in this tropical population. A large percentage of the individuals showed vitamin D deficiency. Public health strategies are needed to better understand and manage this very high and apparently contradictory prevalence of vitamin D deficiency.
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25(OH)D; Brazilian population; Glucose homeostasis; Inflammation; PTH; Vitamin D
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