Serum Vitamin D, Physical Activity, and Metabolic Risk Factors in Korean Children
- Authors
- Ha, CD[Ha, Chang-Duk]; Cho, JK[Cho, Jin-Kyung]; Lee, SH[Lee, Shin-Ho]; Kang, HS[Kang, Hyun-Sik]
- Issue Date
- Jan-2013
- Publisher
- LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
- Keywords
- RISK FACTORS; VITAMIN D; BODY FATNESS; PHYSICAL AC
- Citation
- MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE, v.45, no.1, pp.102 - 108
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE
- Volume
- 45
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 102
- End Page
- 108
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/skku/handle/2021.sw.skku/61899
- DOI
- 10.1249/MSS.0b013e31826c6956
- ISSN
- 0195-9131
- Abstract
- HA, C., J. CHO, S. LEE, and H. KANG. Serum Vitamin D, Physical Activity, and Metabolic Risk Factors in Korean Children. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. 102-108, 2013. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of serum vitamin D levels with lifestyle factors, including body fatness and physical activity (PA) parameters, and the clustering of metabolic risk factors in the Korean pediatric population. Methods: Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels, accelerometer-based PA, and body fatness and metabolic syndrome parameters were assessed in a sample of children of Korean descent (N = 310). Correlation and multivariate linear regression were used to explore the relationships among serum vitamin D levels, lifestyle factors, and the clustering of metabolic risk factors in the study sample. Results: Serum vitamin D levels were negatively associated with body fatness parameters, including body mass index, percent body fat, and waist circumference, but positively associated with accelerometer-based PA including low, moderate, and vigorous levels. In addition, serum vitamin D levels were inversely related to total cholesterol, triglycerides, fasting glucose, and insulin. A stepwise linear regression model showed that both low serum vitamin D levels and decreased vigorous PA were independent predictors for individual variation in the clustering of metabolic risk factors in this study sample. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that an increase in vigorous PA and vitamin D intake should be two major targets of public health inventions against the clustering of metabolic risk factors in the Korean pediatric population.
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