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| Contribution title | 2851 - A Case Control Study of Serum 25 (OH) Vitamin D Levels in Young Subjects with and without Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
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| Contribution code | PS02-50 (P) |
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A Case Control Study of Serum 25 (OH) Vitamin D Levels in Young Subjects with and without Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare serum 25 (OH) Vitamin D levels in children and adolescents with and without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Methods: Serum 25 (OH) Vitamin D levels of 75 children and adolescents with diagnosis of ADHD followed up in a faculty child psychiatry clinic were compared with serum 25 (OH) Vitamin D levels of 75 age matched children and adolescents without diagnosis of ADHD and any chronic illness who referred to a faculty outpatient pediatrics clinic. Results: There was no significant difference in age between ADHD (10.04 ± 3.04 years) and control groups (10.80 ± 3.20 years). There was no statistically significant difference (p>0.05) in mean serum 25 (OH) Vitamin D levels between ADHD (18.11 ± 5.98 ng/mL) and control groups (18.95 ± 7.27 ng/mL). Both groups had low serum 25 (OH) Vitamin D levels. No significant differences were found among the ADHD subgroups in terms of serum 25 (OH) Vitamin D level (p> 0.05). Conclusion: In our study, finding significantly low serum 25 (OH) Vitamin D levels in both case and control groups suggested to us that it may be very beneficial to screen 25 (OH) Vitamin D levels of all outpatient children for preventive medicine. Further investigations and studies are required to understand the role of Vitamin D in the etiology and treatment of ADHD. |