Association of Vitamin D with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Activity in Pediatric Patients | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||
| Article 122, Volume 98, Issue 1, January 2025, Pages 3063-3068 PDF (549.05 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2025.413741 | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract and is divided into Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Objective: This study aimed to find the correlation between vitamin D deficiency and IBD activity in pediatric patients. Patients and Methods: A case-control study was conducted at the Gastroenterology Clinic, Pediatric Department, Zagazig University Hospital performed on 36 subjects divided into two equal groups; (group A) was a comprehensive sample, and (group B) contained apparently healthy participants as a control group of the same age, sex, and ethnically matched to the cases in the period between March 2021 to September 2021. Results: The Mean 1,25 dihydroxycholecalciferol (ng/l) levels in the remission and active phases were 28.18 ± 3.42 and 14.06 ± 3.92 respectively and the fecal calprotectin ranged from 50 to 257 with a mean of 118.28 ± 55.06. There was a non-statically significant correlation between Vit D and 1,25 dihydroxycholecalciferol levels in the remission and active phases. Conclusion: This study found that 1, 25 dihydroxycholecalciferol level was lower in patients with IBD than in healthy people. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Vitamin D; Hypovitaminosis D; Inflammatory bowel disease | ||
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