Abstract:Objective To analyze the levels of serum vitamin D and related elements in children with dwarfism in Wenzhou and their correlation with their physique, growth hormone (GH), and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1).Methods Eighty children with short stature admitted to the first affiliated hospital of Wenzhou Medical College from April 2017 to January 2020 were selected as the observation Group, and the other 50 healthy children who had physical examination at the same time were included as the control group. Body information (height, weight, bone age), vitamin D [25(OH)D3], micronutrient (iron, zinc, copper, calcium, magnesium), growth hormone (GH), and insulin-like growth factor-1 (Igf-1) were compared between the two groups. Pearson method was used to analyze the correlation of height, weight, bone age, GH level, IGF-1 level with 25(OH)D3, iron, zinc, copper, calcium, and magnesium. ROC curve was drawed to analyz the diagnostic efficacy of vitamin D and related elements in dwarfism.Results Comparing of height, weight, bone age, GH, 25(OH)D3, IGF-1, vegetarian iron, zinc, copper, calcium, and magnesium between the two groups, the observation group was lower than the control group (P < 0.05); the observation group was lower than the control group (P < 0.05); height was positively associated with 25(OH)D3 and trace elements (r = 7.692, 7.126, 7.068, 6.830, 7.426 and 7.309, all P < 0.05); body weight was positively correlated with 25(OH)D3 and trace elements (r = 7.321, 7.263, 6.593, 6.829, 7.200 and 6.786, all P < 0.05); bone age was positively associated with 25(OH)D3 and trace elements (r = 7.434, 7.160, 6.710, 6.789, 7.125 and 6.940, all P < 0.05); GH was positively associated with 25(OH)D3 and trace elements (r = 6.779, 4.425, 4.862, 3.837, 3.696 and 4.148, all P < 0.05); IGF-1 was positively associated with 25(OH)D3 and trace elements (r =6.950, 4.796, 5.462, 4.296, 4.474 and 4.056, all P < 0.05). The ROC curve showed that the AUC of 25(OH)D3, iron, zinc, copper, calcium, magnesium and combined detection in the diagnosis of dwarfism were 0.914 (95% CI: 0.867, 0.960), 0.910 (95% CI: 0.858, 0.961), 0.866 (95% CI: 0.807, 0.925), 0.811 (95% CI: 0.737, 0.886), 0.853 (95% CI: 0.789, 0.917), 0.850 (95% CI: 0.786, 0.914) and 0.978 (95% CI: 0.959, 0.997), respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of 25(OH)D3 in the diagnosis of dwarfism were 86.0% (95% CI: 0.812, 0.892) and 61.3% (95% CI: 0.547, 0.698); the sensitivity and specificity of iron in the diagnosis of dwarfism were 82.0% (95% CI: 0.786, 0.858) and 53.8% (95% CI: 0.482, 0.651); the sensitivity and specificity of zinc in the diagnosis of dwarfism were 80.0% (95% CI: 0.743, 0.836) and 53.8% (95% CI: 0.471, 0.639); the sensitivity and specificity of copper in the diagnosis of dwarfism were 78.0% (95% CI: 0.647, 0.821) and 52.5% (95% CI: 0.446, 0.582); the sensitivity and specificity of calcium in the diagnosis of dwarfism were 76.0% (95% CI: 0.625, 0.790) and 51.3% (95% CI: 0.419, 0.567); the sensitivity and specificity of magnesium in the diagnosis of dwarfism were 82.0% (95% CI: 0.779, 0.827) and 68.2% (95% CI: 0.593, 0.740); the sensitivity and specificity of combined diagnosis of dwarfism were 94.0% (95% CI: 0.869, 0.990) and 77.5% (95% CI: 0.644, 0.818).Conclusion The levels of serum 25(OH)D3, iron, zinc, copper, calcium, and magnesium in children with dwarfism are low. The levels of height, weight, bone age, GH, and IGF-1 are related to the levels of 25(OH)D3, iron, zinc, copper, calcium, and magnesium. Combined detection is helpful to diagnose dwarfism.