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Association between serum Vitamin D levels and asthma severity and control in children and adolescents.

Ana Paula G MalheiroLívea GianfrancescoRoberto José Negrão NogueiraMilena B GrottaAndré Moreno MorcilloJosé Dirceu RibeiroAdyleia Aparecida Dalbo Contrera Toro
Published in: Lung (2023)
In a tropical climate zone, there is no evidence of association between seasonality and serum vitD levels or between serum vitD levels and asthma control in children and adolescents. However, vitD and lung function were positively correlated and the group with vitD insufficiency had a higher prevalence of severe asthma.
Keyphrases
  • lung function
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • cystic fibrosis
  • air pollution
  • climate change
  • risk factors
  • allergic rhinitis