The Use of 25-hydroxyvitamin D Saliva Test to Replace Vitamin D Serum Blood Test in Healthy People

Dina Keumala Sari; Liza Meutia Sari; Lidya Imelda Laksmi; Farhat Farhat

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2021.6329

Authors

Dina Keumala Sari Tropical Medicine Program Study, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
Liza Meutia Sari Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
Lidya Imelda Laksmi Department of Anatomy Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
Farhat Farhat Department of Ear, Nose, Throat, Head, and Neck, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2021.6329

Keywords:

Vitamin D, Cross-sectional, Non-invasive, Correlation, Deficiency

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Routine examination of Vitamin D levels is carried out by checking serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) levels which indicate circulating Vitamin D levels. While serum 1.25(OH)D levels are less frequently performed, although serum 1.25(OH)D levels represent the active form of Vitamin D be a substitute for checking Vitamin D levels.

AIMS: This study aims to see the correlation between Vitamin D levels, namely, 25(OH)D and 1.25(OH)D saliva, which correlate with serum 25(OH)D and 1.25(OH)D levels so that the examination of salivary Vitamin D levels can be a substitute for checking serum Vitamin D levels.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: This study is a cross-sectional study involving healthy men and women, aged 20–50 years, sampling in Lima Puluh Village, Batubara District, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia. The parameters studied were 25(OH)D and 1.25(OH)D levels of saliva and serum.

RESULTS: This study involved 56 study subjects, male and female, with a percentage of deficiencies of 78.6% by examining 25(OH)D saliva and 76.8% by examining 25(OH)D serum. As for the 1.25(OH)D examination of saliva and serum, all were within normal limits. The analysis showed that a moderate correlation was obtained for levels of 25(OH)D saliva with serum 25(OH)D (p = 0.424) and a weak correlation for levels of 1.25(OH)D saliva with serum 25(OH)D (p = 0.339).

CONCLUSIONS: Salivary 25(OH)D assay can be used to replace serum 25(OH)D assay in healthy people as a non-invasive alternative.

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