International Journal of Endocrinology
Volume 2010, 2010

Vitamin D and chronic pain in immigrant and ethnic minority patientsinvestigation of the relationship and comparison with native western populations (Review) (Open Access)

Straube S.* , Moore R.A. , Derry S. , Hallier E. , McQuay H.J.
  • a Department of Occupational and Social Medicine, University of Göttingen, Waldweg 37 B, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
  • b Department of Anaesthetics, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Level 6 West Wing, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
  • c Department of Anaesthetics, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Level 6 West Wing, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
  • d Department of Occupational and Social Medicine, University of Göttingen, Waldweg 37 B, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
  • e Department of Anaesthetics, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Level 6 West Wing, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom

Abstract

Vitamin D deficiency has been implicated in chronic pain. Immigrant and ethnic minority populations have been shown to have lower vitamin D levels than native Western populations and often to be vitamin D deficient. This systematic review investigates the relationship between vitamin D and chronic pain in immigrant and ethnic minority populations. Included were studies reporting on 25-OH vitamin D levels in immigrant/ethnic minority populations affected by chronic pain, and/or reporting on the treatment of chronic pain with vitamin D preparations in such populations. We found that 25-OH vitamin D levels were low and often deficient in immigrant/ethnic minority populations. Vitamin D levels depended on the latitude of the study location and hence sunlight exposure. There was insufficient evidence to reach a verdict on the value of treating chronic pain in immigrant/ethnic minority patients with vitamin D preparations because the studies were few, small, and of low quality. © 2010 Sebastian Straube et al.

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Index Keywords

immigrant human Vitamin D ethnic group priority journal Calcium 25 hydroxyvitamin D myalgia Aborigine bone pain colecalciferol Review sun exposure rheumatic disease musculoskeletal pain osteomalacia vitamin D deficiency disease severity systematic review Chronic Pain
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-78650864888&doi=10.1155%2f2010%2f753075&partnerID=40&md5=3c40cfda1a7bcb704b162ddd0538104d
DOI: 10.1155/2010/753075
ISSN: 16878337
Cited by: 11
Original Language: English