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

Vitamin D deficiency is a major public health problem in many countries (1 –7). The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency is also very common in Lebanese adults (1–7). Although vitamin D is very important for bone health, several studies have failed to find a positive relationship between 25-hydroxyvitamin D and bone mineral density (8–10). However, we have previously s hown that serum vitamin D is a positive determinant of composite indices of femoral neck strength in young adults (11,12). Bone strength is not only influenced by bone mineral density (BMD) but also by bone geometry (13).

Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry - April 16, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Abir Alwan, Maroun Rizkallah, Ghassan Maalouf, Joseph Matta, Fabienne Frenn, Abdel-Jalil Berro, Ang élique Barakat, Falah Bachour, Amer Sebaaly, Mirza Howayek, Hassane Zouhal, Rawad El Hage Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: research