hrp0086rfc2.2 | Bone & Mineral Metabolism | ESPE2016

Duration of Exclusive Breastfeeding: ‘Game Changer’ in a Sex-Specific Association Between Cord Vitamin D Status and Infant Linear Growth

Christensen Anna Mathilde Egelund , Beck-Nielsen Signe , Dalgard Christine , Larsen Sos Dragsbaek , Lykkedegn Sine , Christesen Henrik Thybo

Background: Vitamin D deficiency in children clinically manifests as rickets causing growth impairment and bowing of the long bones, potentially increasing the ratio between crown-rump length and length (CRL:L) or sitting height and height (SH:H).Objective and hypotheses: We investigated whether CRL:L in 19-months-olds and SH:H in 36-months-olds were lower with higher cord 25hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD).Method: Participants were includ...