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Vitamin D levels and status amongst asthmatic and non-asthmatic adolescents in Cyprus: a comparative cross-sectional study

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Public Health, January 2015
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Title
Vitamin D levels and status amongst asthmatic and non-asthmatic adolescents in Cyprus: a comparative cross-sectional study
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BMC Public Health, January 2015
DOI 10.1186/s12889-015-1385-2
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Ourania Kolokotroni, Anna Papadopoulou, Nicos Middleton, Christiana Kouta, Vasilios Raftopoulos, Polyxeni Nicolaidou, Panayiotis K Yiallouros

Abstract

BackgroundEmerging evidence suggests that vitamin D might be implicated in asthma pathophysiology. This study aims to compare Vitamin D mean serum levels and status between asthmatic and non-asthmatic adolescents and investigate the association of vitamin D with asthma severity.MethodsIn a cohort of adolescents aged 16¿17 years, those reporting wheezing in the past 12 months and Ever asthma on the ISAAC questionnaire were invited to participate and formed the Active Asthmatics group. Controls were selected amongst Never Wheezers/Never Asthmatics (NWNA). Differences in mean 25(OH)D serum levels and vitamin D status between AA and NWNA were examined in multivariate linear and logistic regression models respectively, adjusting for potential confounders. Within AA, differences in vitamin D levels were assessed across asthma severity indicators.ResultsA total of 69 AA and 671 NWNA participated in the study. Unadjusted mean 25(OH)D serum levels were 22.90 (SD 6.41), and 21.15 (SD 5.59) ng/mL in NWNA and AA respectively (p¿=¿0.03). In adjusted models, mean 25(OH)D levels remained significantly lower amongst AA compared to NWNA (adjusted beta coefficient ¿1.68, 95%CI ¿3.24, ¿0.13). Severe (<12 ng/mL), moderate (<25 ng/mL) or insufficient (<30 ng/mL) vitamin D status was more prevalent among AA who were 1.6 times (95% CI 1.01, 2.53) more likely to belong to a lower vitamin D category compared to NWNA. Within AA, there was a negative trend between vitamin D levels and the number of reported asthma severity indicators.ConclusionsLevels of vitamin D tend to be lower among asthmatic compared to non-asthmatic children and in those with severe asthma independent of important confounders.

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Country Count As %
Malaysia 1 2%
Unknown 57 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 14 24%
Researcher 7 12%
Other 6 10%
Student > Master 6 10%
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 7%
Other 8 14%
Unknown 13 22%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 28 48%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 10%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 5 9%
Social Sciences 2 3%
Mathematics 1 2%
Other 4 7%
Unknown 12 21%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 13. 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 06 October 2023.
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#2,538,907
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#2,966
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#36,079
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Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#47
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