Vitamin D serum levels and markers of asthma control in Italian children.
J Pediatr
; 158(3): 437-41, 2011 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To establish the relationship between vitamin D serum levels, pulmonary function, and asthma control in children. STUDYDESIGN:
We studied the relationship between 25-hydroxy cholecalciferol [25(OH)D] concentrations and baseline spirometry and levels of asthma control, assessed according to Global Initiative for Asthma guidelines and the Childhood Asthma Control Test, in 75 children with asthma (age range 5-11 years; 43 males) in a cross-sectional study carried out during the winter and early spring.RESULTS:
Only 9.4% of our children had a sufficient serum 25(OH)D (at least 30 to 40 ng/mL). A significant positive correlation was found between forced vital capacity percent predicted and serum 25(OH)D (r = 0.25, P = .040). This was true also for forced expiratory volume in 1 second, even though it was not statistically significant (r = 0.16, P = .157). Subjects with well-controlled asthma had higher serum levels of 25(OH)D than children with partially controlled or non-controlled asthma, with values of (median [Q1; Q3]) 22.2 (16.3; 25.4), 17.8 (11.8; 22.1) and 18.1 (15.0; 18.5), respectively (P = .023). Furthermore, a positive correlation was found between 25(OH)D and the Childhood Asthma Control Test (r = 0.28; P = .011).CONCLUSIONS:
Our results indicate that hypovitaminosis D is frequent in children with asthma living in a Mediterranean country. In those children, lower levels of vitamin D are associated with reduced asthma control.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Asma
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Deficiencia de Vitamina D
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Calcifediol
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Pediatr
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia