Vitamin D Status and Bone Mineral Density in African American Children With Crohn Disease

• DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0b013e31829e0b89
• Publication Date: 2013-06-11T12:30:32Z
• Authors: Jeremy P. Middleton; Anita P. Bhagavat...; Bilkisu Gaye; Jessica A. Alvarez; Clifton S. Huang; Cary G. Sauer; Gayathri Tenjarla; Bess T. Schoen; Archana Kumar; Mahadev Prasad; David T. Okou; Walter C. Ifeadike; Tanvi A. Dhere; Karen N. Conneely; Thomas R. Ziegler; Vin Tangpricha; Subra Kugathasan
• Keywords: Adult; Male; Georgia; Adolescent; Nutritional Status; Body Mass Index; Cohort Studies; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Crohn Disease; Bone Density; Prevalence; Humans; Prospective Studies; Bone Resorption; Child; Calcifediol; 25-Hydroxyvitamin D 2; 2. Zero hunger; Overweight; 3. Good health; Black or African American; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female

Vitamin D deficiency and low bone mineral density (BMD) are complications of inflammatory bowel disease. is more prevalent among African Americans compared with whites. There little data comparing differences in serum 25-hydroxyvitamin (25OHD) concentrations BMD between American white children Crohn disease (CD).