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- Title
Vitamin D [ Serum 25(OH) cholecalciferol ] Insufficiency is Associated With Childhood Asthma: Recent Case-Control Findings From Bangladesh.
- Authors
Tabassum, Nabila; Anwar, Kazi Selim; Sarkar, Probir Kumar; Kabir, A. R. M. Luthful; Mollah, Md. Abid Hossain; Saha, Dipa; Alam, Md. Jahangir; Chisti, Mohammod Jobayer
- Abstract
Objectives. To evaluate the interaction between childhood asthma and S. 25(OH) cholecalciferol among Bangladeshi children. Methods. This case control study was conducted in child asthma clinic, Bangladesh Shishu Hospital Institute during March-August 2021. Comparison was made between clinically-diagnosed (following GINA guideline) asthmatic children (2-12 years-old) (cases = 87) and age and sex-matched children having no respiratory illness (controls = 90) using SPSS' (Statistical Package for Social Science, V.23.0 Windows) software. Results. Serum 25(OH) cholecalciferol was found to be significantly lower among the cases than the controls (P <.01). The cases had 3.4 times higher likelihood of having low vitamin D (combined deficient + insufficient) than the controls (P <.01). Conclusions. The results of the study demonstrate an association of Serum 25 (OH) cholecalciferol with asthma which underscores the importance of potential future trial to evaluate the efficacy of Vitamin-D supplementation for understanding the outcomes of asthmatic Bangladeshi children.
- Subjects
BANGLADESH; VITAMIN D; ASTHMA in children; CHOLECALCIFEROL; WHEEZE
- Publication
Global Pediatric Health, 2024, p1
- ISSN
2333-794X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/2333794X241240574