Association between vitamin D serum levels and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
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Association between vitamin D serum levels and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis Rodrigo Batista*, Delio E Martins, Lilian F Hayashi, Marise Lazaretti-Castro, Eduardo B Puertas, Marcelo Wajchenberg From 11th International Conference on Conservative Management of Spinal Deformities - SOSORT 2014 Annual Meeting Wiesbaden, Germany. 8-10 May 2014 Background Idiopathic scoliosis (IS) is a deformity of the spine that occurs in up to 4% of children during childhood and adolescence. Idiopathic scoliosis is considered multifactorial, and family history may present several individuals affected. We still cannot determine which curves will worsen and at what rate, but some factors, such as age, growth potential and skeletal maturity have been associated with a higher risk of progression. Studies have suggested that a decrease in bone mineral density may be responsible for the appearance and progression of the disease, and some have tried to link vitamin D receptor gene (VDRG) polymorphism to adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS).
Results The majority of the patients in both groups are non-black females. On group 1 (controls), 63,3% showed abnormal vitamin D levels, while 91% of AIS patients presented low vitamin D level. The mean BMI were 19,6 kg/m2 for controls and 20,3 kg/m2 on group 2. Statistical analysis through unpaired t tests found relevant difference (p
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