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| Title |
Serum concentration of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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| Published in |
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, October 2015
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00787-015-0786-1 |
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| Authors |
Tiantian Wang, Ling Shan, Lin Du, Junyan Feng, Zhida Xu, Wouter G. Staal, Feiyong Jia |
| Abstract |
Vitamin D may play an important role in the etiology of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Vitamin D is regarded as a neuroactive steroid affecting brain development and function. It plays an essential role in myelination, which is important for connectivity in the brain. Studies have shown that decreased vitamin D levels in patients, decreased maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy, and decreased exposure to solar UVB might increase the risk for ASD. In addition, autism symptoms and global functioning may improve after vitamin D supplementation. Here, we sought to aggregate information from previous publications on vitamin D levels and ASD, in order to achieve a higher statistical power and thereby to determine the validity of vitamin D deficiency as a risk factor for ASD. For this meta-analysis, 11 studies met the inclusion and exclusion criteria, accounting for a total of 870 ASD patients and 782 healthy controls. Levels of serum 25(OH) D in participants with ASD were significantly lower than controls, suggesting that lower vitamin D level might be a risk factor for ASD. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 9 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2 | 22% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 11% |
| Canada | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 5 | 56% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 56% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 33% |
| Scientists | 1 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 200 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 199 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 34 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 33 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 23 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 9% |
| Other | 12 | 6% |
| Other | 33 | 17% |
| Unknown | 48 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 48 | 24% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 20 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 17 | 9% |
| Neuroscience | 17 | 9% |
| Psychology | 15 | 8% |
| Other | 33 | 17% |
| Unknown | 50 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 23. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 03 November 2020.
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