Effects of Vitamin D Levels on Asthma Control and Severity in Children

Abstract

ÖZGiriş: Günümüzde astım ve vitamin D eksikliği prevalansı oranı paralel şekilde artmakta ve önemli morbiditelere neden olmaktadır. Çalışmanın amacı, serum D vitamini düzeylerini astımlı çocuklar ile sağlıklı kontroller arasında karşılaştırmak, D vitamini düzeylerinin astım klinik parametreleri ile ilişkisini ve astım kontrolü üzerine etkisini değerlendirmektir. Results: Serum vitamin D levels were 17.27 (5.77) ng/ml in the asthma group and 22.78 (10.64) ng/ml in the control group, indicating statistical significance (p= 0.001). When the asthma patients were divided into groups according to vitamin D level, 72.2% were deficient while 27.8% had adequate levels. The number of asthma exacerbations, number of emergency service visits and the number of hospitalizations within the last year were higher in the deficient group, compared to the adequate group (p <0.001, p Gereç ve

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