2015
Association between serum 25‐hydroxyvitamin D level and pulmonary exacerbations in cystic fibrosis
Vanstone MB, Egan ME, Zhang JH, Carpenter TO. Association between serum 25‐hydroxyvitamin D level and pulmonary exacerbations in cystic fibrosis. Pediatric Pulmonology 2015, 50: 441-446. PMID: 25657016, DOI: 10.1002/ppul.23161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary function testsCystic fibrosisPulmonary exacerbationsPediatric patientsD levelsYale-New Haven HospitalPediatric CF patientsVitamin D sufficiencyRetrospective chart reviewVitamin D statusStrongest independent determinantCF care centersPatients ages 5Logistic regression analysisAnnual numberD sufficiencyD statusChart reviewClinic visitsLung functionPulmonary functionAntibiotic therapyFunction testsHospitalization ratesIndependent determinants
2003
Nutritional Rickets with Normal Circulating 25-Hydroxyvitamin D: A Call for Reexamining the Role of Dietary Calcium Intake in North American Infants
DeLucia MC, Mitnick ME, Carpenter TO. Nutritional Rickets with Normal Circulating 25-Hydroxyvitamin D: A Call for Reexamining the Role of Dietary Calcium Intake in North American Infants. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2003, 88: 3539-3545. PMID: 12915633, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2002-021935.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDietary calcium intakeNutritional ricketsCalcium intakeNorth American infantsAmerican infantsLow dietary calcium intakeOptimal dietary practicesVitamin D supplementationVitamin D deficiencyVitamin D therapyGreater New HavenD supplementationRachitic abnormalitiesD deficiencyD therapyDevelopment of diseaseVitamin DMean ageRepresentative case historiesBiochemical resolutionDietary practicesRicketsContributory roleMiddle Eastern descentInfants