Is There a Correlation Between Vitamin D Levels and Acute Diarrhea in Children?
| Author | Houman Hashemian | en |
| Author | Seyyed Elham Shams | en |
| Author | Soodeh Salehi | en |
| Author | Naghi Dara | en |
| Author | Saman Maroufizadeh | en |
| Author | Afagh HassanzadehRad | en |
| Author | Mohammad Ali Esfandiari | en |
| Author | Setila Dalili | en |
| Orcid | Houman Hashemian [0000-0003-2927-899X] | en |
| Orcid | Soodeh Salehi [0000-0002-7253-1770] | en |
| Orcid | Saman Maroufizadeh [0000-0001-5794-3876] | en |
| Orcid | Afagh HassanzadehRad [0000-0001-6980-8866] | en |
| Orcid | Mohammad Ali Esfandiari [0000-0001-5553-5107] | en |
| Orcid | Setila Dalili [0000-0001-9591-0821] | en |
| Issued Date | 2023-04-30 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Some studies have shown that low vitamin D is a risk factor for infectious diarrhea, but some have rejected it. Objectives: Considering the high prevalence of infectious diarrhea among children, the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency, and the possible mutual effect of these two, the present study aimed to measure vitamin D in children with acute diarrhea. Methods: This study enrolled 222 children aged 2 - 14 in healthy control and acute diarrhea groups. The 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) level was measured in all samples by the Chemiluminescent Immunoassays (CLIA) method. Results: The mean age of the participants was 5 ± 2.7 years. Patients with acute diarrhea had lower vitamin D than healthy controls (P = 0.04). The frequency of deficient and insufficient vitamin D levels was higher in the acute diarrhea group than in the healthy control group, but insignificantly (P = 0.146). Conclusions: The present study revealed an association between insufficient vitamin D and acute diarrhea. Hence, low vitamin D is a risk factor for acute diarrhea. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/pedinfect-135494 | en |
| URI | https://brieflands.com/journals/apid/articles/135494 | en |
| Keyword | Child | en |
| Keyword | Diarrhea | en |
| Keyword | Vitamin D | en |
| Keyword | Vitamin D Deficiency | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Is There a Correlation Between Vitamin D Levels and Acute Diarrhea in Children? | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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