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Vitamin D status in men with psoriatic arthritis: a case-control study

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Summary

We determined hypovitaminosis D prevalence in men with psoriatic arthritis. This is a cross-sectional, analyst blinded, age- and sex-matched, case-control study. Men with psoriatic arthritis have significantly lower 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels. Men with psoriatic arthritis are at increased odds of suffering from hypovitaminosis D.

Introduction

Skeletal manifestations as a result of abrupted bone metabolism may be predominant in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Vitamin D plays a vital role in maintenance of skeletal health and is known to modulate the immune system in various autoimmune diseases including PsA. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in a treatment naïve, de novo psoriatic arthritis male cohort in a cross-sectional, analyst blinded, age- and sex-matched, case-control study.

Methods

25 hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD), parathyroid (PTH), osteocalcin (OC) and C-terminal telopeptides of type-I collagen (CTx) levels, and lumbar spine and femoral neck bone mineral density were compared between 53 PsA and controls.

Results

The prevalence of hypovitaminosis D (25 hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) levels <75 nmol/L) was 81 and 57 % in the PsA and control groups, respectively. Compared to the healthy controls, 25OHD (67.2 (12–137) nmol/L vs. 51.9 (15–95) nmol/L; p = 0.001) was significantly lower, and osteocalcin (13.6 (5–33) μg/L vs. 18.2 (6–35) μg/L; p = 0.003) and C-terminal telopeptides of type-I collagen (0.20 (0.01–0.71) μg/L vs. 0.28 (0.06–0.69) μg/L; p = 0.008) were significantly higher in the PsA group. A significant association was found between hypovitaminosis D and PsA; the odds for patients with PsA of having hypovitaminosis D was 3.297 (95 % confidence interval 1.372 to 7.922).

Conclusion

The results of this study suggest that men with PsA have significantly lower 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels, and furthermore, men with PsA are at statistically significant increased odds of suffering from hypovitaminosis D.

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This work is supported by the Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA) 105073 research grant (H.P.B.).

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Petho, Z., Kulcsar-Jakab, E., Kalina, E. et al. Vitamin D status in men with psoriatic arthritis: a case-control study. Osteoporos Int 26, 1965–1970 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-015-3069-2

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