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Low serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) in children with autism

2012; Associação de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul; Volume: 34; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s2237-60892012000300008

2238-0019

Márcia Helena Fávero de Souza Tostes, Hudson Polonini, Wagner F. Gattaz, Nádia Rezende Barbosa Raposo, Edilene Bolutari Baptista,

Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues

To confirm previous evidence suggesting an association between autism and low vitamin D serum levels.This preliminary exploratory study assessed the circulating levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) in pediatric patients with autism and in typically developing controls from Juiz de Fora, Brazil.Serum levels of 25-OHD were lower in children with autism (26.48 ± 3.48 ng mL-1) when compared to typically developing subjects (40.52 ± 3.13 ng mL-1) (p < 0.001).Our findings attest to the importance of vitamin supplementation during pregnancy and in the treatment of children with autism, who tend to present low vitamin D consumption rates.