The Association of Vitamin D Status With Pediatric Critical Illness
2012
OBJECTIVES: Vitamin D is a pleiotropic hormone important for the proper functioning of multiple organ systems. It has been hypothesized that vitamin D deficiency could contribute to or worsen outcomes in critical illness. The study objective was to determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency, risk factors for its presence, and potential association with clinically relevant outcomes in critically ill children.
METHODS: A prospective cohort study, conducted from 2005 to 2008 in 6 tertiary-care PICUs in Canada. Data and biological samples from 326 critically ill children up to 17 years of age were available for analysis. Total serum 25 hydroxyvitamin D or 25(OH)D was measured by using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.
RESULTS: The prevalence of 25(OH)D <50 nmol/L was 69% (95% confidence interval, 64–74), and 23% (95% confidence interval, 19–28) for 25(OH)D between 50 to 75 nmol/L. Lower levels were associated with hypocalcemia, catecholamine utilization, and significant fluid bolus administration. Vitamin D deficiency was independently associated with a longer PICU length of stay (+1.92 days, P = .03) and increasing severity of illness as determined by the Pediatric Risk of Mortality score with every additional point increasing the likelihood of being vitamin D deficient by 8% ( P = .005).
CONCLUSIONS: This study provides evidence that vitamin D deficiency is both common among critically ill children and associated with greater severity of critical illness. Further research will determine whether targeted vitamin D supplementation or rapid restoration will improve outcome.
* Abbreviations:
25(OH)D — : 25-hydroxyvitamin D
AIP — : Adrenal Insufficiency in Pediatric Critical Illness Study
ALRI — : acute lower respiratory infection
CI — : confidence interval
IQR — : interquartile range
OR — : odds ratio
PRISM — : Pediatric Risk of Mortality III
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