• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제62권5호
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• pp.166-172
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• 2019

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate vitamin D status at birth in very-low-birth-weight infants (VLBWIs: <1,500 g) and to determine the association between vitamin D level and respiratory morbidity. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted at Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital between November 2013 and November 2017. We collected blood samples and data on respiratory morbidity from 230 VLBWIs on the first day of life. Patients who were transferred to other hospitals (n=19), died before 36 weeks of gestational age (n=18), or whose blood samples were not collected immediately after birth (n=5) were excluded. Finally, 188 patients were enrolled. VLBWIs with different vitamin D levels were compared with respect to demographic features, maternal diseases, respiratory morbidities, and other neonatal diseases. Results: The mean serum vitamin D level, as measured by 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), was $13.4{\pm}9.3ng/mL$. The incidence of vitamin D deficiency (<20 ng/mL) was 79.8%, and 44.1% of preterm infants had severe vitamin D deficiency (<10 ng/mL). Logistic analysis shows that a low serum 25(OH)D level (<20 ng/mL) was a risk factor for respiratory distress syndrome (odds ratio [OR], 4.32; P=0.010) and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (OR, 4.11; P=0.035). Conclusion: The results showed that 79.8% of preterm infants in this study had vitamin D deficiency at birth. Low vitamin D status was associated with respiratory morbidity, but the exact mechanism was unknown. Additional studies on the association between vitamin D level and neonatal morbidity are required.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.303-311
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• 2018

본 연구의 목적은 '국민건강영양조사 제 5기(2010-2012)' 자료를 이용하여 만 20-29세 연령의 한국인에서의 비타민 D 수준과 비타민 D 결핍관련요인을 알아보고자 하였다. '국민건강영양조사 제 5기(2010년-2012년) 완료자중에서 비타민 D 결측치가 없는 만 20세 이상 만 29세 미만 1,837명을 대상으로 분석하였다. 사용된 데이터는 가중치가 적용된 복합표본분석을 이용하여 카이제곱검정 및 다중로지스틱 회귀분석으로 분석하였다. 20대의 84.2%가 비타민 D 결핍으로 조사되었으며 여성이 88.6%로 남성 79.4%보다 높은 결핍률을 보였다. 다중 로지스틱 회귀분석 결과, 비타민 D 결핍에 대한 위험도가 여성인 경우(OR 1.84; 95% CI 1.31-2.56), 미혼인 경우(OR 2.12; 95% CI 1.41-3.19), 주관적 건강상태가 나쁨인 경우(OR 1.94; 95% CI 1.16-3.25) 그리고 중등도 이상 신체활동을 하지 않는 경우(OR 3.38; 95% CI 1.85-6.16)에 높았다. 불확실한 미래를 위해 다양한 노력과 활동을 하는 20대의 비타민 D 결핍은 개인적으로나 사회적으로 매우 중요한 건강문제로 영향을 주기 때문에 이 시기의 비타민 D 수준에 대한 지속적인 연구가 필요할 것이다. 또한 비타민 D는 햇빛에 노출되는 시간과 신체활동 여부와 밀접한 관련이 있는 것으로 나타나 20대의 야외활동 및 중등도 이상의 신체활동을 할 수 있는 학교 및 직장 내 기반시설을 조성하는 등 국가차원에서의 장기적이고 계획적인 노력이 필요하리라고 생각된다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.80-85
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• 2014

Objective: To investigate: the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Korean women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and the relationship between vitamin D status and clinical or metabolic features in this group. Methods: We recruited 38 women with PCOS using the Rotterdam criteria. A total of 109 premenopausal control women were matched with patients based on age and body mass index. Serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D concentrations less than 20 ng/mL were classified as frank vitamin D deficiency. Since vitamin D may play a significant role in metabolic disturbances in women with PCOS, correlations between clinical or metabolic parameters and vitamin D status were analyzed separately in patients and controls. Results: Women with PCOS showed no differences in the level of 25-hydroxy vitamin D ($19.6{\pm}6.6ng/mL$ in patients vs. $20.1{\pm}7.4ng/mL$ in controls, respectively, p=0.696) or prevalence of vitamin D deficiency (57.9% in patients vs. 56.5% in controls, respectively, p=0.880). In addition, we did not find any correlations between serum vitamin D level and clinical or metabolic profiles in either PCOS patients or controls. Conclusion: Our study found no differences in the absolute level of serum vitamin D between PCOS patients and matched controls. Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency was equally common among both patients and controls. Additionally, we did not find any correlations between serum vitamin D level and clinical or metabolic profiles, suggesting that the role of vitamin D in the pathogenesis of PCOS is not yet clear.

• The Korean journal of internal medicine
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.1129-1136
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• 2018

Background/Aims: Vitamin D modulates innate and adaptive immune responses, and vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased mortality in hospitalized patients with pneumonia. We evaluated the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Korean patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and its effect on the clinical outcomes of ARDS. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the data of 108 patients who had a measured serum level of 25-hydroxy vitamin D3 ($25(OH)D_3$) at the time of diagnosis with ARDS. The clinical outcomes were evaluated based on $25(OH)D_3$ levels of 20 ng/mL and stratified by quartiles of $25(OH)D_3$ levels. Results: The mean age of patients was 59.4 years old; 77 (71.3%) were male. Vitamin D deficiency was found in 103 patients (95.4%). The mean $25(OH)D_3$ level was $8.3{\pm}7.0ng/mL$. Neither in-hospital mortality (40.0% vs. 68.0%) nor 6-month mortality (40.0% vs. 71.8%) significantly differed between groups. There were no significant differences in $25(OH)D_3$ level between survivors ($8.1{\pm}7.6ng/mL$) and non-survivors ($8.5{\pm}6.8ng/mL$, p = 0.765). There were no trends toward a difference in mortality among quartiles of $25(OH)D_3$ levels. However, $25(OH)D_3$ levels were inversely related with length of hospital stay and intensive care unit stay among in-hospital survivors. Conclusions: Vitamin D deficiency was prevalent in Korean patients with ARDS. However, levels of vitamin D were not associated with mortality. A large, prospective study is needed to evaluate the effects of vitamin D deficiency on clinical outcomes of ARDS.

• 대한정형외과학회지
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• 제53권6호
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• pp.552-557
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• 2018

최근 신체의 다양한 조직과 세포에서 면역과 증식, 분화를 조절하는 기능이 알려진 비타민 D는 정형외과 영역에서는 칼슘과 인 대사에 관여하여 뼈 발육과 성장, 건강한 골격 유지에 필수적인 역할을 하며, 특히 청소년기 비타민 D의 부족은 뼈의 무기질화에 영향을 주어 구조적인 결함을 야기하여 골절의 위험의 증가와 골절 치유에 부정적인 영향을 미친다. 저자들은 여러 부위의 성장판에 연쇄적인 골절이 발생한 13세 소아 환자에서 비타민 D 결핍이 다발 부위의 연쇄적 골절의 가능한 원인으로 확인하였다. 비타민 D 결핍이 골절 발생에 중요한 원인이므로 비타민 D의 투여가 부상에서 성공적으로 회복하고 추가적인 골절을 방지하는 데 중요함을 보고한다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.152-157
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• 2010

목 적 : 최근 전적인 모유수유, 일조량의 감소, 미숙아의 증가로 인해 비타민 D 결핍성 구루병이 증가 추세로 보고되고 있으나 국내 연구는 부족한 상태이다. 본 연구에서는 비타민 D 결핍성 구루병으로 진단된 아동들의 임상적 특징에 대하여 조사하였다. 방 법 : 상계백병원 소아과에 내원하여 비타민 D 결핍성 구루병으로 진단된 아동(n=35) 및 모유수유환아의 모친(n=11)을 대상으로 임상 특징을 분석하였다. 혈액 내 $25-OHD_3$농도가 15 ng/mL 미만인 경우 비타민 D 결핍증으로, 15 ng/mL 이상 30 ng/mL 미만인 경우 비타민 D 불충분증으로 정의하였다. 결 과 : 대상 환아는 총 35명(남아22명, 여아 13명)이었다. 평균 진단 연령은 $7.4{\pm}7.1$개월(범위: 0.1-29.8개월)이였다. 전체 환아의 51%가 비타민 D 결핍상태였으며 나머지는 불충분상태였다. 전체의 80%가 무증상 구루병으로 진단되었으며 83%가 12개월이 하의 영아였다. 전체 환아 중 57%가 모유수유 중이었으며 29%가 철결핍성 빈혈이 동반되었다. 모유수유아 중 45%가 비타민 D 결핍 상태였으며 모친의 90%가 결핍 혹은 불충분상태였다. 전체 아동의 93%가 방사선 검사상 구루병의 소견이 있었으며 비타민 D 불충분 상태에서도 방사선학 검사상 모두 구루병 소견을 보였다. 결 론 : 비타민 D 결핍성 구루병이 의심되는 경우 수부 방사선 및 $25-OHD_3$검사를 동시에 시행하는 것이 도움이 될 것으로 사료되며 고위험군의 구루병 예방을 위한 국가적 관심, 역학 조사와 이에 대한 지침이 마련되어야 한다.

• Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.228-237
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• 2016

Objective: There has been no prospective study that examined intramuscular injection of high-dose vitamin D in Korean adults. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of high-dose vitamin $D_3$ after intramuscular injection in Korean adults with vitamin D deficiency. Method: This study was a 24-week, prospective, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. A total of 84 subjects ${\geq}19$ and <65 years of age were randomly allocated to either the vitamin $D_3$ or placebo group in a 2:1 ratio. After randomization, a single injection of plain vitamin $D_3$ 200,000 IU or placebo was intramuscularly administered. If serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) concentrations were <30 ng/mLon week 12 or thereafter, a repeat injection was administered. Results: After a single intramuscular injection of vitamin $D_3$ to adults with vitamin D deficiency, the proportion of subjects with serum 25(OH)D concentrations ${\geq}30ng/mL$ within 12 weeks was 46.4% in the vitamin $D_3$ group and 3.6% in the placebo group (p<0.0001). The proportion of subjects with serum 25(OH)D concentrations ${\geq}30ng/mL$ within 24 weeks was 73.2% in the vitamin $D_3$ group and 3.6% in the placebo group (p<0.0001). Mean change in serum 25(OH)D concentrations at weeks 12 and 24 after vitamin $D_3$ injection was $12.8{\pm}8.1$ and $21.5{\pm}8.1ng/mL$, respectively, in the vitamin $D_3$ group, with no significant changes in the placebo group. Serum parathyroid hormone concentrations showed a significant decrease in the vitamin $D_3$ group but no change in the placebo group. Conclusion: Intramuscular injection of vitamin $D_3$ 200,000 IU was superior to placebo in terms of its impact on serum 25(OH)D concentrations, and is considered to be safe and effective in Korean adults with vitamin D deficiency.

• Allergy, Asthma & Respiratory Disease
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• 제6권6호
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• pp.284-289
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• 2018

Purpose: Vitamin D plays an important role in calcium homeostasis and bone metabolism. It is associated with various diseases such as cardiovascular, immune, allergic and infectious disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the difference in clinical manifestations according to the concentration of vitamin D in mild bronchiolitis. Methods: We performed a retrospective review of medical records of patients with mild bronchiolitis from November 2016 to April 2017 in Daegu Fatima Hospital. Mild bronchiolitis was classified by the modified Tal's score method. Patients were divided into 2 groups according to a 25-hydroxyvitamin D level of 20 ng/mL. We analyzed the clinical characteristics and laboratory data from the 2 groups. Results: Of the 64 patients, 19 were included in the deficiency group and 45 in the normal group. Vitamin D levels were $11.7{\pm}4.9ng/mL$ in the deficiency group and $28.8{\pm}5.0ng/mL$ in the normal group. There were no differences in clinical features between both groups. However, the vitamin D deficiency group had significantly longer hospitalization than the normal group ($6.78{\pm}2.74$ days vs. $5.3{\pm}1.7$ days, P=0.045). In the deficiency group, the incidence of previous respiratory diseases was significantly higher (P=0.001). No significant difference in blood and respiratory virus tests was observed. Conclusion: Low vitamin D levels in mild bronchiolitis were associated with longer hospitalization and prior respiratory disease. Vitamin D may affect the course of mild bronchiolitis.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.51-54
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• 2011

Vitamin D is present in two forms, ergocalciferol (vitamin $D_2$) produced by plants and cholecalciferol (vitamin $D_3$) produced by animal tissues or by the action of ultraviolet light on 7-dehydrocholesterol in human skin. Both forms of vitamin D are biologically inactive pro-hormones that must undergo sequential hydroxylations in the liver and the kidney before they can bind to and activate the vitamin D receptor. The hormonally active form of vitamin D, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 $[1,25(OH)_2D]$, plays an essential role in calcium and phosphate metabolism, bone growth, and cellular differentiation. Renal synthesis of $1,25(OH)_2D$ from its endogenous precursor, 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD), is the rate-limiting and is catalyzed by the $1{\alpha}$-hydroxylase. Vitamin D dependent rickets type I (VDDR-I), also referred to as vitamin D $1{\alpha}$-hydroxylase deficiency or pseudovitamin D deficiency rickets, is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized clinically by hypotonia, muscle weakness, growth failure, hypocalcemic seizures in early infancy, and radiographic findings of rickets. Characteristic laboratory features are hypocalcemia, increased serum concentrations of parathyroid hormone (PTH), and low or undetectable serum concentrations of $1,25(OH)_2D$ despite normal or increased concentrations of 25OHD. Recent advances have showed in the cloning of the human $1{\alpha}$-hydroxylase and revealed mutations in its gene that cause VDDR-I. This review presents the biology of vitamin D, and $1{\alpha}$-hydroxylase mutations with clinical findings.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.27-33
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• 2014

목적: 암환자에서는 비타민 D 결핍이 흔하지만, 생애 말기암환자에서 비타민 D 결핍 현황에 대한 자료는 드물다. 저자는 말기암환자를 대상으로 비타민 D 결핍 현황 및 그와 관련된 인자를 파악하고자 하였다. 방법: 일개 호스피스 병동에 입원하였던 말기암환자 133명을 대상으로 후향적 의무기록 관찰을 토대로 진행되었다. 환자의 나이, 성별, 혈중 비타민 D 수치, 암 종류, 신체기능, 약물, 그리고 혈액검사에 대한 자료를 수집하였다. 잠재적인 혼란변수를 보정한 후, 다변량 분석을 통해 혈청 비타민 D 결핍과 연관된 유의한 변수를 확인하였다. 혈청 비타민 D 수치 20 ng/mL 미만을 결핍, 10 ng/mL 미만을 중증 결핍으로 간주하였다. 결과: 대상자의 95%는 혈청 비타민 D 결핍증 상태였다. 남성, 비폐암 환자, $H_2$ 차단제 사용자, 항경련제 미사용자에서 중증 비타민 D 결핍이 더 흔하였다. 혈중 alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 상승 또한 낮은 비타민 D 수치와 관련이 있었다. 다변량 분석에서 중증 비타민 D 결핍이 있을 가능성은, 남성이 여성에 비해 3.82배(95% CI: 1.50~9.72, P=0.005), $H_2$ 차단제를 사용한 환자가 그렇지 않은 환자에 비해 3.94배(95% CI: 1.61~9.65, P=0.003), ALT상승이 있는 환자는 그렇지 않은 환자에 비해 4.52배(95% CI: 1.35~15.19, P=0.015)였다. 결론: 말기암환자에서 비타민 D 결핍 상태는 매우 흔했다. 남성, $H_2$ 차단제의 사용, 그리고 ALT의 상승이 중증 비타민 D 결핍과 관련이 있었다.