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. 2014 Oct;8(10):PC04-7.
doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2014/10387.5055. Epub 2014 Oct 20.

Vitamin d levels in children with bronchial asthma

A R Somashekar  1 , Ashwini B Prithvi  2 , M N Vanitha Gowda  3
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Vitamin d levels in children with bronchial asthma

A R Somashekar et al. J Clin Diagn Res. 2014 Oct.

Abstract

Introduction: Bronchial Asthma is a common chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways in childhood. Vitamin-D, required for bone mineralization, is also a potent immune system regulator having a potential role in various allergic diseases. This study was undertaken to determine the difference in serum levels of Vitamin-D in asthmatic children and to determine the association between vitamin-D and asthma in children.

Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study included 88 (44 asthmatic children and 44 healthy controls) children aged between 5 and 13 y. Serum 25-hydroxy vitamin-D levels were determined and compared between the two groups. The association between vitamin-D levels and lung function was studied in the asthmatic children.

Results: Serum vitamin-D level was significantly lower in asthmatic children than in control group and in the asthmatic group, vitamin-D levels had a significant positive correlation with FEV1% and FEV1/FVC%.

Conclusion: Vitamin-D deficiency is highly prevalent in asthmatic children and is associated with airway limitation.

Keywords: Airway limitation; Asthma; Children; Lung function; Vitamin-D.

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