Write your message
Volume 2, Issue 1 (1-2016)                   IJCA 2016, 2(1): 8-10 | Back to browse issues page

XML Print


Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:

Hoseiny–Nejad N, Kalbasi Z, Sayyahfar S. Comparison of serum vitamin D level in healthy and with pneumonia children. IJCA 2016; 2 (1) :8-10
URL: http://ijca.iums.ac.ir/article-1-51-en.html
Abstract:   (2141 Views)

Background and Objective: Vitamin D (Vit D) has an important role as immunoregulator. Its deficiency is deemed as a risk factor for respiratory system infection. In this study the serum Vit D levels of healthy and with pneumonia children were compared.

MethodsIn this prospective case control study, 31 hospitalized children due to pneumonia and 40 healthy children both aged between 6 and 60 months were included. Serum Vit D level in these two groups were measured and compared. P values less than 0.05 considered significant.

ResultsThere was a significant difference between the two groups regarding “weight for age Z-score”, however, no significant difference was found between them with respect to “height for age Z-score” as well as serum Vit D level. The mean serum Vit D level was 30.71 ng/ml and 31.89 ng/ml in case group and control group, respectively (P=0.77).

Conclusion: Our study did not support a straight relation between serum Vit D level and pneumonia. This finding might be due to consumption of supplemental Vit D by most of infants and toddlers in Iran. Further investigation in this area is recommended.

Full-Text [PDF 302 kb]   (513 Downloads)    
Type of Study: Original Research |

Add your comments about this article : Your username or Email:
CAPTCHA

Send email to the article author


Rights and permissions
Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

© 2025 CC BY-NC 4.0 | International Journal of Children and Adolescents

Designed & Developed by : Yektaweb