Vitamin D deficiency in newly diagnosed childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: prevalence and clinical associations - PubMed
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- #Childhood-Onset SLE
- #Vitamin D Deficiency
- #Lupus Nephritis
- Vitamin D deficiency prevalence in newly diagnosed childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (c-SLE) is 65.6%.
- Deficiency is associated with older age, higher BMI, and more frequent lupus nephritis and proteinuria.
- Increased urine protein-to-creatinine ratio (UPCR) independently predicts vitamin D deficiency in c-SLE patients.
- Moderate to high disease activity correlates with a higher prevalence of vitamin D deficiency.