Vitamin D and Trabecular Bone Score in a Group of Young Lebanese Adults

Abir Alwan; Nathalie Al Rassy; Abdel-Jalil Berro; Maroun Rizkallah; Joseph Matta; Fabienne Frenn; Falah Bachour; Amer Sebaaly; Ghassan Maalouf; Hassane Zouhal; Rawad El Hage

doi:10.1016/j.jocd.2018.02.002

Vitamin D and Trabecular Bone Score in a Group of Young Lebanese Adults

J Clin Densitom. 2018 Jul-Sep;21(3):453-458. doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2018.02.002. Epub 2018 Mar 23.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Balamand, El-Koura, Lebanon.
² Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Balamand, El-Koura, Lebanon; Laboratory of Pathophysiology of Inflammatory Bone Diseases PMOIEA4490, University of Littoral Opal Coast ULCO, Boulogne sur Mer and University of Lille, Lille, France.
³ Bellevue University Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University, Mansourieh, Lebanon.
⁴ Industrial Research Institute, Baabda, Lebanon; Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Pharmacy, Saint Joseph University, Lebanon.
⁵ Industrial Research Institute, Baabda, Lebanon.
⁶ Laboratory of Movement, Sport and Health Sciences (M2S), UFR APS, University of Rennes 2, Rennes, France.
⁷ Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Balamand, El-Koura, Lebanon. Electronic address: rawadelhage21@hotmail.com.

PMID: 29657024
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2018.02.002

Abstract

The relationship between vitamin D and trabecular bone score (TBS) in young adults remains unclear. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] serum levels and TBS in a healthy adult population. A total of 54 men and 61 women whose ages range from 18 to 35 participated in the present study. Participants with 25(OH)D insufficiency (between 21 and 29 ng/mL) were 55.7%, and those with 25(OH)D deficiency (≤20 ng/mL) were 11.4%. TBS positively correlated with 25(OH)D in men (r = 0.393; p <0.05) and women (r = 0.324; p < 0.05). In both genders, TBS was significantly higher in 25(OH)D-sufficient participants (≥30 ng/mL). The present study provides evidence that vitamin D positively affects bone health and suggests that maintaining adequate vitamin D status may be essential for optimal TBS values.

Keywords: 25-Hydroxyvitamin D; adults; trabecular bone score.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Absorptiometry, Photon
Adiposity
Adolescent
Adult
Bone Density
Cancellous Bone / diagnostic imaging*
Female
Femur Neck / diagnostic imaging
Femur Neck / metabolism
Humans
Lebanon
Lumbar Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
Lumbar Vertebrae / metabolism
Male
Minerals / metabolism
Vitamin D / analogs & derivatives*
Vitamin D / blood
Vitamin D Deficiency / blood*
Young Adult

Substances

Minerals
Vitamin D
25-hydroxyvitamin D