Measurement of Vitamin D Insufficiency in 56 Cases with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Huadu Area of Guangzhou City
YANG Zhao-hui
CAI Gao-tao
Abstract：Objective:To measure vitamin D level in patients with systemic lupus erythemato-sus (SLE) in Huadu area.Methods:56 patients with SLE,55 gender and age-matched controls were recruited from our out-patient department since January , 2009 to December , 2011 .The level of serum Ca , P and ALP were measured by auto-biochemical analyzer , and the levels of serum iPTH and 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D3) were measured by ELISA.Results:Compared with the control group , the level of serum Ca , P, ALP and iPTH were not significant different ( P>0.05), while the level of 25(OH)D3 was lower (t=3.65, P<0.01).The ratio of vitamin D in-suficiency and deficiency in SLE group was significantly higher than that in control group (X2 =13.12,P<0.01).Between the SLE groups in mild sunny season and in intense sunny season , the difference of the ratio of vitamin D insuficiency and deficiency has no statistically significant . Conclusion:Even in sunny Huadu area , the patients with SLE had vitamin D deficiency or insuffi-ciency.Monitoring and replenishing vitamin D is an indispensable strategy for SLE treatment .
Keywords：Systemic lupus erythematosusVitamin DDeficiency
Publication Date：2013-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 246-248 )