Positive Correlations Between Free Vitamin D and Bone Variables in a Group of Young Lebanese Women

Optimizing bone mass in adulthood is of great importance to prevent the occurrence of osteoporosis in later age. Vitamin D is an essential component of bone health. Low-serum vitamin D is associated with low bone mineral density (BMD), which is an important predictor of fracture risk. However, most cells, apart from renal tubular cells, are exposed to free rather than to total 25-hydroxyvitamin D. Whether free vitamin D would be a better marker than total vitamin D is still under debate. The aim of the present study was to explore the relationships between serum total vitamin D, vitamin D-binding protein (BP), free vitamin D, and bone parameters in a group of young Lebanese women.

Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry - April 17, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Abir Alwan, Maroun Rizkallah, Ghassan Maalouf, Joseph Matta, Fabienne Frenn, Ang élique Barakat, Falah Bachour, Amer Sebaaly, Abdel-Jalil Berro, Nathalie Al Rassy, Mirza Howayek, Hassane Zouhal, Rawad El Hage Tags: Original Article Source Type: research