Vitamin D status and its determinants during autumn in children at northern latitudes: a cross-sectional analysis from the optimal well-being, development and health for Danish children through a healthy New Nordic Diet (OPUS) School Meal Study

Rikke Agnete Petersen; Camilla Trab Damsgaard; Stine-Mathilde Dalskov; Louise B Sørensen; Mads Fiil Hjorth; Christian Ritz; Louise Kjølbæk; Rikke Andersen; Inge Tetens; Henrik Krarup; Arne Astrup; Kim F. Michaelsen; Christian Mølgaard

doi:10.1017/s000711451500433x

Vitamin D status and its determinants during autumn in children at northern latitudes: a cross-sectional analysis from the optimal well-being, development and health for Danish children through a healthy New Nordic Diet (OPUS) School Meal Study

Rikke Agnete Petersen, Camilla Trab Damsgaard, Stine-Mathilde Dalskov, Louise B Sørensen, Mads Fiil Hjorth, Christian Ritz, Louise Kjølbæk, Rikke Andersen, Inge Tetens, Henrik Krarup, Arne Astrup, Kim F. Michaelsen, Christian Mølgaard

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Abstract

Sufficient summer/autumn vitamin D status appears important to mitigate winter nadirs at northern latitudes. We conducted a cross-sectional study to evaluate autumn vitamin D status and its determinants in 782 Danish 8-11-year-old children (55°N) using baseline data from the Optimal well-being, development and health for Danish children through a healthy New Nordic Diet (OPUS) School Meal Study, a large randomised controlled trial. Blood samples and demographic and behavioural data, including 7-d dietary recordings, objectively measured physical activity, and time spent outdoors during school hours, were collected during September-November. Mean serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) was 60·8 (sd 18·7) nmol/l. Serum 25(OH)D levels ≤50 nmol/l were found in 28·4 % of the children and 2·4 % had concentrations <25 nmol/l. Upon multivariate adjustment, increasing age (per year) (β -2·9; 95 % CI -5·1, -0·7 nmol/l), female sex (β -3·3; 95 % CI -5·9, -0·7 nmol/l), sampling in October (β -5·2; 95 % CI -10·1, -0·4 nmol/l) and November (β -13·3; 95 % CI -17·7, -9·1), and non-white ethnicity (β -5·7; 95 % CI -11·1, -0·3 nmol/l) were negatively associated with 25(OH)D (all P<0·05). Likewise, immigrant/descendant background was negatively associated with 25(OH)D, particularly in females (β -16·3; 95 % CI -21·9, -10·7) (P<0·001) (P interaction=0·003). Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) (min/d) (β 0·06; 95 % CI 0·01, 0·12), outdoor walking during school hours (min/week) (β 0·4; 95 % CI 0·1, 0·6) and intake of vitamin D-containing supplements ≥3 d/week (β 8·7; 95 % CI 6·4, 11·0) were positively associated with 25(OH)D (all P<0·05). The high proportion of children with vitamin D status below the recommended sufficiency level of 50 nmol/l raises concern as levels expectedly drop further during winter months. Frequent intake of vitamin D supplements was strongly associated with status. MVPA and outdoor activity during school hours should be investigated further in interventions to improve autumn vitamin D status in children at northern latitudes.

Original language	English
Journal	The British Journal of Nutrition
Volume	115
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	239-250
Number of pages	12
ISSN	0007-1145
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/s000711451500433x
Publication status	Published - 28 Jan 2016

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Petersen, R. A., Damsgaard, C. T., Dalskov, S.-M., Sørensen, L. B., Hjorth, M. F., Ritz, C., Kjølbæk, L., Andersen, R., Tetens, I., Krarup, H., Astrup, A., Michaelsen, K. F., & Mølgaard, C. (2016). Vitamin D status and its determinants during autumn in children at northern latitudes: a cross-sectional analysis from the optimal well-being, development and health for Danish children through a healthy New Nordic Diet (OPUS) School Meal Study. The British Journal of Nutrition, 115(2), 239-250. https://doi.org/10.1017/s000711451500433x

Vitamin D status and its determinants during autumn in children at northern latitudes: a cross-sectional analysis from the optimal well-being, development and health for Danish children through a healthy New Nordic Diet (OPUS) School Meal Study. / Petersen, Rikke Agnete; Damsgaard, Camilla Trab; Dalskov, Stine-Mathilde et al.
In: The British Journal of Nutrition, Vol. 115, No. 2, 28.01.2016, p. 239-250.

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Petersen, RA, Damsgaard, CT, Dalskov, S-M, Sørensen, LB, Hjorth, MF, Ritz, C, Kjølbæk, L, Andersen, R, Tetens, I, Krarup, H, Astrup, A, Michaelsen, KF & Mølgaard, C 2016, 'Vitamin D status and its determinants during autumn in children at northern latitudes: a cross-sectional analysis from the optimal well-being, development and health for Danish children through a healthy New Nordic Diet (OPUS) School Meal Study', The British Journal of Nutrition, vol. 115, no. 2, pp. 239-250. https://doi.org/10.1017/s000711451500433x

Petersen RA, Damsgaard CT, Dalskov SM, Sørensen LB, Hjorth MF, Ritz C et al. Vitamin D status and its determinants during autumn in children at northern latitudes: a cross-sectional analysis from the optimal well-being, development and health for Danish children through a healthy New Nordic Diet (OPUS) School Meal Study. The British Journal of Nutrition. 2016 Jan 28;115(2):239-250. doi: 10.1017/s000711451500433x

Petersen, Rikke Agnete ; Damsgaard, Camilla Trab ; Dalskov, Stine-Mathilde et al. / Vitamin D status and its determinants during autumn in children at northern latitudes : a cross-sectional analysis from the optimal well-being, development and health for Danish children through a healthy New Nordic Diet (OPUS) School Meal Study. In: The British Journal of Nutrition. 2016 ; Vol. 115, No. 2. pp. 239-250.

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