| Title: |
Is vitamin D a risk factor in the development of Scheuermann’s kyphosis? |
| Authors: |
Gultekin, Onur; Akpolat, Ahmet Onur; Illeez, Ozge Gulsum; Olgun, Yusuf; Camlica, Silanur Guney; Balioglu, Mehmet Bulent |
| Source: |
Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics B ; ISSN 1060-152X 1473-5865 |
| Publisher Information: |
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) |
| Publication Year: |
2026 |
| Description: |
Evaluation of vitamin D (D vit) levels in Scheuermann’s kyphosis is important for a better understanding of environmental and metabolic factors that may contribute to the etiopathogenesis of the disease and for revising screening approaches. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between serum D vit, calcium, phosphorus, and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels between individuals with Scheuermann’s kyphosis and an age- and sex-matched healthy control group. A total of 400 individuals (200 Scheuermann’s kyphosis and 200 control), aged between 10 and 18 years, were included. Participants were considered eligible if they: were aged 10–18, in the kyphosis group, had a thoracic Cobb angle ≥ 45°, had available laboratory data for D vit, calcium, phosphorus, and ALP, and had not received D vit supplementation before evaluation. The Scheuermann’s kyphosis group was found to have low levels of D vit ( P < 0.05). Both groups had the highest levels of D vit in the summer months and the lowest levels in the winter months, which was statistically significant ( P < 0.05). When we compared the groups across seasons, serum D vit levels in the kyphosis group were found to be low in all seasons (all P < 0.05). In the Scheuermann’s kyphosis group, a significant positive correlation was found between serum D vit and serum calcium levels ( r = 0.18, P = 0.01) and a significant negative correlation was found between D vit and thoracic Cobb angle ( r = –0.16, P = 0.02). We found that D vit levels in patients with Scheuermann’s kyphosis were lower than in healthy individuals. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1097/bpb.0000000000001325 |
| DOI: |
10.1097/BPB.0000000000001325 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1097/bpb.0000000000001325; https://journals.lww.com/10.1097/BPB.0000000000001325 |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.BA71B82 |
| Database: |
BASE |