Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D is positively associated with folate and vitamin B12 levels in adolescents. 2020

Abdur Rahman, and Abdullah Al-Taiar, and Lemia Shaban, and Reem Al-Sabah, and Olusegun Mojiminiyi
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Life Sciences, Kuwait University, Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait. Electronic address: abdurrahman.ahmad@ku.edu.kw.

Vitamin D affects the absorption of folate in vitro, and perhaps of vitamin B12 (B12). However, epidemiological studies on the association of vitamin D with folate and B12 are inconclusive. We hypothesized a positive association of plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] with folate and B12 levels in adolescents. This hypothesis was tested in a cross-sectional study of healthy adolescents (11-16 years old; n = 1416), selected from public middle schools from across Kuwait, using stratified multistage cluster random sampling. Plasma 25(OH)D was measured by LC-MS/MS. Serum B12 and total folate in hemolyzed whole blood were analyzed with commercial kits; RBC and plasma folate were calculated from total folate. Data on potential confounders were collected from the parents and adolescents. In a univariable model, 25(OH)D as a continuous variable was positively associated with each of total, RBC, and plasma folate (P < .001). After adjusting for potential confounders, this association remained significant with total folate (β = 2.0, P < .001) and red blood cell folate (β = 1.8, P < .001), but not with plasma folate (β = 0.2, P = .34). A similar pattern of association was evident when 25(OH)D was fitted as categorical variable. Correlation between B12 and 25(OH)D was weak but significant (ρ = 0.1, P < .001). 25(OH)D was positively associated with B12 in both univariable and multivariable models (P < .001) when fitted as a categorical variable only. Simultaneous quantile regression confirmed these results. We conclude that plasma 25(OH)D is positively associated with folate and B12 levels in adolescents. Properly designed large-scale randomized controlled trials are warranted to investigate the causal role of vitamin D in folate and B12 absorption.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D003430 Cross-Sectional Studies Studies in which the presence or absence of disease or other health-related variables are determined in each member of the study population or in a representative sample at one particular time. This contrasts with LONGITUDINAL STUDIES which are followed over a period of time. Disease Frequency Surveys,Prevalence Studies,Analysis, Cross-Sectional,Cross Sectional Analysis,Cross-Sectional Survey,Surveys, Disease Frequency,Analyses, Cross Sectional,Analyses, Cross-Sectional,Analysis, Cross Sectional,Cross Sectional Analyses,Cross Sectional Studies,Cross Sectional Survey,Cross-Sectional Analyses,Cross-Sectional Analysis,Cross-Sectional Study,Cross-Sectional Surveys,Disease Frequency Survey,Prevalence Study,Studies, Cross-Sectional,Studies, Prevalence,Study, Cross-Sectional,Study, Prevalence,Survey, Cross-Sectional,Survey, Disease Frequency,Surveys, Cross-Sectional
D004912 Erythrocytes Red blood cells. Mature erythrocytes are non-nucleated, biconcave disks containing HEMOGLOBIN whose function is to transport OXYGEN. Blood Cells, Red,Blood Corpuscles, Red,Red Blood Cells,Red Blood Corpuscles,Blood Cell, Red,Blood Corpuscle, Red,Erythrocyte,Red Blood Cell,Red Blood Corpuscle
D005260 Female Females
D005492 Folic Acid A member of the vitamin B family that stimulates the hematopoietic system. It is present in the liver and kidney and is found in mushrooms, spinach, yeast, green leaves, and grasses (POACEAE). Folic acid is used in the treatment and prevention of folate deficiencies and megaloblastic anemia. Pteroylglutamic Acid,Vitamin M,Folacin,Folate,Folic Acid, (D)-Isomer,Folic Acid, (DL)-Isomer,Folic Acid, Calcium Salt (1:1),Folic Acid, Monopotassium Salt,Folic Acid, Monosodium Salt,Folic Acid, Potassium Salt,Folic Acid, Sodium Salt,Folvite,Vitamin B9,B9, Vitamin
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D014805 Vitamin B 12 A cobalt-containing coordination compound produced by intestinal micro-organisms and found also in soil and water. Higher plants do not concentrate vitamin B 12 from the soil and so are a poor source of the substance as compared with animal tissues. INTRINSIC FACTOR is important for the assimilation of vitamin B 12. Cobalamin,Cyanocobalamin,Cobalamins,Eritron,Vitamin B12,B 12, Vitamin,B12, Vitamin
D014807 Vitamin D A vitamin that includes both CHOLECALCIFEROLS and ERGOCALCIFEROLS, which have the common effect of preventing or curing RICKETS in animals. It can also be viewed as a hormone since it can be formed in SKIN by action of ULTRAVIOLET RAYS upon the precursors, 7-dehydrocholesterol and ERGOSTEROL, and acts on VITAMIN D RECEPTORS to regulate CALCIUM in opposition to PARATHYROID HORMONE.

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