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

Abir Alwan (1) , Nathalie Al Rassy (1) , Abdel Jalil Berro (1) , Maroun Rizkallah (2) , Joseph Matta , Fabienne Frenn , Falah Bachour , Amer Sebaaly , Ghassan Maalouf (2) , Hassane Zouhal (3) , Rawad El Hage (1)

1 UOB - University of Balamand [Liban]
2 Saint Joseph University
3 M2S - Laboratoire Mouvement Sport Santé

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

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]

Abir Alwan, Nathalie Al Rassy, Abdel Jalil Berro, Maroun Rizkallah, Joseph Matta, et al.. Vitamin D and Trabecular Bone Score in a Group of Young Lebanese Adults. Journal of Clinical Densitometry, 2018, 21 (3), pp.453-458. ⟨10.1016/j.jocd.2018.02.002⟩. ⟨hal-01808749⟩