Severity of Growing Pain in Children and its Association with Vitamin D: A Tertiary Hospital Study

Authors

  • Md Asif Ali Resident, Department of Paediatrics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Bangladesh
  • Mujammel Haque Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Mohammad Imnul Islam Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Shahana Akhtar Rahman Professor of Paediatrics, Department of Paediatrics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jbcps.v41i4.68884

Keywords:

Growing pain, severity of pain, vitamin-D

Abstract

Background:  Growing pain (GP) is the most common form of nonspecific, recurrent leg pain in children. Some studies have found an association of vitamin-D with the severity of GP and observed remarkable pain improvement after vitamin D supplementation.

Objectives: To assess the severity of GP and serum level of vitamin D in children and to determine the association between them.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Paediatrics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). Seventy children between 6-12 years were included in the study from March 2020 to August 2021. Children who fulfilled the Evans criteria of GP were enrolled  and severity of GP was assessed by Wong- Baker Facies Scale in this study. Serum 25-hydroxy-vitamin-D [25(OH)D] levels were measured and subsequently their association with the severity of growing pain were determined.

Results: In this study, 97.14% of growing pain patients had hypovitaminosis D and among them majority (87.14%) were vitamin D deficient. Moderate intensity of pain was found in 51.4% of children followed by severe (30%) and mild (18.6%) intensity of pain. Severity of pain was significantly associated with lower serum levels of vitamin D.

Conclusion: It may be concluded that most of the children with GP had hypovitaminosis D and severity of pain significantly increased with the decrement of serum vitamin D level.

J Bangladesh Coll Phys Surg 2023; 41(4): 282-286

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Published

2023-10-26

How to Cite

Ali, M. A. ., Haque, M. ., Islam, M. I. ., & Rahman , S. A. . (2023). Severity of Growing Pain in Children and its Association with Vitamin D: A Tertiary Hospital Study. Journal of Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons, 41(4), 282–286. https://doi.org/10.3329/jbcps.v41i4.68884

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 4 (2023)

Section

Original Articles

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