(17-09-13) Vitamin D status and breast cancer in Saudi Arabian women: case-control study.

Yousef FM, Jacobs ET, Kang PT, Hakim IA, Going S, Yousef JM, Al-Raddadi RM, Kumosani TA, Thomson CA.
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Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
The role of vitamin D in breast cancer prevention is equivocal. Saudi Arabian women may be at greater risk of vitamin D deficiency because of a darker skin type and a greater likelihood of reduced ultraviolet B radiation exposure. Data regarding the vitamin D status of Saudi Arabian women and its relation to breast cancer risk are lacking.
OBJECTIVE:
The purpose of this research was to evaluate the association between circulating concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and breast cancer risk in Saudi Arabian women.
DESIGN:
A case-control study was conducted among 120 breast cancer cases and 120 controls. The study population was drawn from patients admitted to King Fahd Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from June to August 2009. Participants completed questionnaires on diet and medical history, and serum samples were collected from all women to measure circulating 25(OH)D concentrations.
RESULTS:
The participants had a mean age of 47.8 y and a mean body mass index (BMI; in kg/m(2)) of 30.0. Breast cancer cases had significantly lower (mean ¡À SD) serum concentrations of 25(OH)D (9.4 ¡À 6.4 ng/mL) than did controls (15.4 ¡À 12.3 ng/mL; P = 0.001). In comparison with those in the highest category of vitamin D status for this population (¡Ý20 ng/mL), the adjusted ORs (95% CIs) for invasive breast cancer were 6.1 (2.4, 15.1) for women with a serum 25(OH)D concentration <10 ng/mL and 4.0 (1.6, 10.4) for women with a serum concentration of ¡Ý10 to <20 ng/mL (P-trend = 0.0001).
CONCLUSION:
An inverse association exists between serum 25(OH)D concentrations and breast cancer risk in Saudi Arabian women. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT01817231.

Source: Am J Clin Nutr. 2013 Jul;98(1):105-10. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.112.054445. Epub 2013 May 22.

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