학술논문
Vitamin D, oral health, and disease characteristics in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a multicenter cross-sectional study
Document Type
article
Author
Lena Cetrelli; Athanasia Bletsa; Anette Lundestad; Elisabet Grut Gil; Johannes Fischer; Josefine Halbig; Paula Frid; Oskar Angenete; Ingrid Lillevoll; Annika Rosén; Karin B. Tylleskär; Keio Luukko; Ellen Nordal; Anne Nordrehaug Åstrøm; Marit Slåttelid Skeie; Astrid Jullumstrø Feuerherm; Abhijit Sen; Marite Rygg
Source
BMC Oral Health, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2022)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1472-6831
Abstract
Abstract Background Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with autoimmune diseases and oral health. Knowledge about the association between vitamin D status and oral conditions in JIA is limited. We aimed to investigate vitamin D status in a cohort of Norwegian children and adolescents with JIA and possible associations between serum vitamin D levels, clinical indicators of oral health, and JIA disease characteristics. Methods This multi-center, cross-sectional study, included individuals with JIA aged 4–16 years from three geographically spread regions in Norway. Demographic data, age at disease onset, disease duration, JIA category, disease status, medication, and vitamin D intake were registered. One blood sample per individual was analyzed for 25(OH) vitamin D, and the level of insufficiency was defined as