Heimbeck, I. and Wjst, M. and Apfelbacher, C. J. (2013) Low vitamin D serum level is inversely associated with eczema in children and adolescents in Germany. ALLERGY, 68 (7). pp. 906-910. ISSN 0105-4538, 1398-9995
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BackgroundRecent studies have yielded heterogeneous results regarding the relationship between vitamin D and atopic conditions. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between serum vitamin D level and the prevalence of eczema in German children and adolescents. MethodsData were drawn for children aged 1-17 from the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS), a nationwide cross-sectional representative survey. 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) serum concentration was measured in 9838 individuals with eczema and categorized into quartiles. We investigated the association of vitamin D level and eczema by means of logistic regression models. ResultsWeighted prevalence of eczema was 13.5% (95% confidence interval (CI) 12.6-14.4%). Mean vitamin D level was significantly higher in those with eczema compared with those without (P<0.0001). Logistic regression revealed an inverse association between low levels of vitamin D and eczema (multivariate OR for quartile 1 vs quartile 2: 0.76 (95% CI 0.61-0.94)). ConclusionsThis study suggests that low serum vitamin D level is inversely associated with eczema in German children and adolescents. Prospective studies are required to confirm this result, to discuss a potential opportunity for prevention of eczema.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | ATOPIC-DERMATITIS; HEALTH INTERVIEW; 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D; D DEFICIENCY; KIGGS; PREVALENCE; ALLERGY; DISEASES; atopy; eczema; epidemiology; vitamin D |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Institut für Epidemiologie und Präventivmedizin > Medical Sociology |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Apr 2020 07:18 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Apr 2020 07:18 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/16425 |
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