The relationship between vitamin D deficiency and non-cardiac chest pain in children aged 9-17 years
Abstract
Introduction: Chest pain in children is rarely associated with a cardiac cause. Musculoskeletal system-related pain is one of the main reasons for chest pain in children. Vitamin D deficiency in children might cause severe symptoms in the skeletal system.
Objectives: To determine the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and non-cardiac chest pain among children aged 9-17 years.
Method: In this cross-sectional study, we assessed 92 children with non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP) and a control group of 94 children who presented to the cardiology outpatient clinics of Tepecik Teaching and Research Hospital, İzmir, Turkey, between 1 December 2019 and 31 March 2020. The serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels were measured and compared between these groups.
Results: The median (interquartile range) vitamin D levels in patients with non-cardiac chest pain and healthy controls were 12.78 (7.28) and 12.27 (9.02) ng/mL respectively. Vitamin D levels were similar in both groups (p=0.625).
Conclusions: This study did not show any association between vitamin D deficiency or suboptimal vitamin D levels and non-cardiac chest pain in children aged 9-17 years.
Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, 2022; 51(1): 58-61
© 2022 Ali Kanık, Tülay Demircan, Barış Güven, Yavuz Demirçelik, Kayı Eliaçık, İnanç Karakoyun, Cem Karadeniz, Mehmet Helvacı, published by Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians
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