Vitamin D deficiency in Crohn's disease: Prevalence, risk factors and supplement use in an outpatient setting

Abstract

Vitamin D deficiency was common in patients with CD and associated with longstanding disease, smoking and winter. While over 40% of patients used a vitamin D-containing supplement, the dosages were inadequate to prevent deficiency. Appropriate vitamin D screening and supplementation should be considered in the context of health promotion of outpatients with CD.