Low Vitamin D is associated with hypertension in paediatric obesity

KT Kao; N Abidi; S Ranasinha; J Brown; C Rodda; Z McCallum; M Zacharin; PJ Simm; CG Magnussen; MA Sabin

Journal article

Low Vitamin D is associated with hypertension in paediatric obesity

KT Kao, N Abidi, S Ranasinha, J Brown, C Rodda, Z McCallum, M Zacharin, PJ Simm, CG Magnussen, MA Sabin

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health | Published : 2015

DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12935

Abstract

Aim The aim of this paper was to investigate the relationship between circulating 25-hydroxyVitamin D (25(OH)D) and cardio-metabolic risk factors in a large cohort of obese youth attending tertiary paediatric obesity services. Methods We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study. Data were retrospectively collected from all new consultations of children and adolescents attending obesity outpatient clinics between 2008 and 2011 at the two major paediatric hospitals in Melbourne, Australia. Information collected included demographics, anthropometry, blood pressure, pubertal staging, body composition and fasting serum levels of 25(OH)D, glucose, insulin, cholesterol, triglyceride, high-de..

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University of Melbourne Researchers

Christine Rodda Author

Zoe McCallum Author

Margaret Zacharin Author

Peter Simm Author

Grants

Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council Early Career Fellowship

Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council Health Professional Training Fellowship

Funding Acknowledgements

CGM is supported through a National Health and Medical Research Council Early Career Fellowship (APP1037559). MAS is supported through a National Health and Medical Research Council Health Professional Training Fellowship (APP1012201). The Murdoch Childrens Research Institute is supported in part by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program.