Introduction:In children with celiac disease, gluten intake causes an autoimmune, inflammatory and progressive lesion of the small intestine villi, compromising the absorption of nutrients and possible damage to others organs. Objective: To determine plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations in Chilean child and adolescents with celiac disease. Patients and Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in which 16 pediatric patients of both genders diagnosed with celiac disease participated. General background, nutritional status and biochemical parameters were determined. Plasma 25(OH)D concentrations were classified as sufficient between 30-100 ng/ ml, insufficient between 20-30 ng/ml and deficient as <20 ng/ml. Results: The age of the patients was between 5 and 18 years (age: 11 ± 4 years). Four out of 16 participants had normal 25(OH)D concentrations, eight had insufficient concentrations and one had deficient concentrations. According to BMI, 11 patients had normal nutritional status, four were overweight and one was obese. In relation to height, seven out of 16 cases presented short stature and normal-low height. Associating 25(OH)D concentrations to nutritional status, nine patients with normal nutritional status, two with overweight and one with obesity presented deficient and insufficient parameters. No significant associations were found between 25(OH)D concentrations and all studied variables. Conclusion: A high frequency of insufficiency and deficiency of 25(OH)D was found in the group of Chilean children and adolescents with celiac disease.
Introducción: El sobrepeso y la obesidad son cada vez más prevalentes y colaboran a mayor riesgo cardiovascular. No existen estudios sobre estas patologías en la población atacameña, (tercer grupo más numeroso entre las etnias originarias en Chile). Objetivo: Evaluar niveles de sobrepeso y obesidad de la población de etnia atacameña y comparar el estado nutricional de atacameños ubicados en una región Rural (Alto el Loa), y una urbana (Calama).
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