Low vitamin D serum level is inversely associated with eczema in children and adolescents in Germany - PubMed (original) (raw)
Comparative Study
doi: 10.1111/all.12167. Epub 2013 Jun 10.
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- DOI: 10.1111/all.12167
Comparative Study
Low vitamin D serum level is inversely associated with eczema in children and adolescents in Germany
I Heimbeck et al. Allergy. 2013 Jul.
Abstract
Background: Recent 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.
Methods: Data 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.
Results: Weighted 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)).
Conclusions: This 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.
Keywords: atopy; eczema; epidemiology; vitamin D.
© 2013 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Comment in
- [Vitamin D and atopic diseases].
Reinhardt D. Reinhardt D. MMW Fortschr Med. 2013 Sep 26;155(16):29. doi: 10.1007/s15006-013-2159-3. MMW Fortschr Med. 2013. PMID: 24279145 German. No abstract available.
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