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Bones of white children not helped by 1,000 IU of vitamin D (Northern latitudes) – RCT Sept 2018

Vitamin D Intervention and Bone: A Randomized Clinical Trial in Fair- and Dark-skinned Children at Northern Latitudes.

J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2018 Sep;67(3):388-394. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000002031.

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Karlsland Åkeson P1, Åkesson KE2, Lind T3, Hernell O3, Silfverdal SA3, Öhlund I3.
1 Department of Clinical Sciences.
2 Clinical and Molecular Osteoporosis Research Unit, Orthopaedics, Lund University, Malmö.
3 Department of Clinical Sciences, Paediatrics, Umeå university, Umeå, Sweden.

OBJECTIVES:
The aim of the study was to evaluate vitamin D status and effects of vitamin D intervention on bone mineral density (BMD) and content (BMC) in children with fair and dark skin in Sweden during winter.

METHODS:
In a 2-center prospective double-blinded randomized intervention study 5- to 7-year-old children (n = 206) with fair and dark skin in Sweden (55°N-63°N) received daily vitamin D supplements of 25 μg, 10 μg, or placebo (2 μg) during 3 winter months. We measured BMD and BMC for total body (TB), total body less head (TBLH), femoral neck (FN), and spine at baseline and 4 months later. Intake of vitamin D and calcium, serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D (S-25OHD), and related parameters were analyzed.

RESULTS:
Despite lower S-25(OH)D in dark than fair-skinned children, BMD of TB (P = 0.012) and TBLH (P = 0.002) and BMC of TBLH (P = 0.04) were higher at baseline and follow-up in those with dark skin. Delta (Δ) BMD and BMC of TB and TBLH did not differ between intervention and placebo groups, but FN-BMC increased more among dark-skinned children in the 25 μg (P = 0.038) and 10 μg (P = 0.027) groups compared to placebo. We found no associations between Δ S-25(OH)D, P-parathyroid hormone, P-alkaline phosphatase, and Δ BMD and BMC, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS:
BMD and BMC remained higher in dark- than fair-skinned children despite lower vitamin D status. Even though no difference in general was found in BMD or BMC after vitamin D intervention, the increase in FN-BMC in dark-skinned children may suggest an influence on bone in those with initially insufficient vitamin D status.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01741324.


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