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The Relationship Between Adiposity And Stature In Prepubertal Children With Celiac Disease, Benjamin U. Nwosu, Rachel I. Snook, Louise S. Maranda

Benjamin U. Nwosu

Background and Aim: The pathogenesis of short stature in celiac disease (CD) is unknown. Obese children are generally taller than their non-obese peers; however, the role of adiposity on stature in CD is unclear. Our aim was to determine the association between adiposity and stature in CD.

Subjects and methods: We compared the anthropometric characteristics of prepubertal children of ages 3-12 years, with biopsy-proven CD (n=40) and who were not on gluten-free diet, to same aged, prepubertal non-CD children (n=50). Body mass index (BMI) was calculated using the formula weight/height2. Sex-adjusted midparental target height (MPTH) standard deviation score (SDS) was …

Is Vitamin D Deficiency A Feature Of Pediatric Celiac Disease?, Jeffrey Villanueva, Louise Maranda, Benjamin U. Nwosu

Benjamin U. Nwosu

Background: Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune enteropathy characterized by villus atrophy and malabsorption of essential nutrients. Vitamin D deficiency has been described in autoimmune diseases, but its status in prepubertal children with CD has not been adequately studied.

Objective: To determine the vitamin D status of prepubertal children with CD.

Study design: A retrospective study of prepubertal children aged 3–12 years with CD (n=24) who were compared to prepubertal, non-CD children of the same age (n=50). Children were included in the study if they had a diagnosis of CD by intestinal biopsy, and were not on a gluten-free diet …