title: Association between vitamin D level and cardiovascular risk in obese children and adolescents.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of our study was to evaluate the associations between vitamin D deficiency, the atherosclerosis and metabolic syndrome.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two hundred and forty-seven obese children and adolescents, 8-16 years of age (body mass index>95 p) were included in the study. Anthropometric measurements, blood pressure measurements, lipid profile, vitamin D level and carotid intima media thickness (c-IMT) were measured. MS was diagnosed according to IDF criteria.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalance of vitamin D deficieny in obese children and adolescent was 46.6%. Low levels of vitamin D were associated with increased carotis intima media thickness and metabolic syndrome (p=0.03, p=0.04, respectively). For clinical cardiovascular risk factors, mutivariable regression analyses showed that low vitamin D level was best predictor of c-IMT.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this study we showed an association between low vitamin D status and atherosclerosis independent of traditional risk factors in obese children and adolescents.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Atabek
authors.forename: Beray Selver
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Eklioglu
authors.forename: Nesibe
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akyürek
authors.forename: Hayrullah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alp
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000209:etiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D059168:Carotid Intima-Media Thickness; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D012307:Risk Factors; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000097:blood; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D014807:Vitamin D