STUDY OF VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY AMONG ASTHMATIC CHILDREN ATTENDING SMGS HOSPITAL JAMMU.

Pooja Bharti; Ashna Kumar

Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2019

STUDY OF VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY AMONG ASTHMATIC CHILDREN ATTENDING SMGS HOSPITAL JAMMU.

Pooja Bharti, Ashna Kumar

Abstract :

Objective: To determine the level of 25–OH–VITAMIN D3 in different groups of asthmatic children ( i.e. mild, moderate and severe). Study design: A hospital based observational, descriptive study. Setting: This study was conducted in the Department of Pediatrics, SMGS Hospital an associate hospital of GMC JAMMU, from August 2017 to July 2018. Methods: This cross–sectional study included 107 (29 severe, 37 moderate and 41mild asthmatic children) aged between 6 and 18 years. Serum 25–hydroxy vitamin–D levels were determined and compared between the three groups. The association between vitamin–D levels and lung function was studied . Results: Serum vitamin–D level was significantly lower in severe asthmatic children than in mild asthmatic children and vitamin–D levels had a significant positive correlation with FEV1%. Conclusion: Vitamin–D deficiency is highly prevalent in asthmatic children and there was a significant inverse relationship between vitamin D levels and severity of asthma symptoms