Correlation Between Vitamin D Status And Allergies In Children Of 2 To 10 Years Of Age

Abstract

AIM: Determine the vitamin D levels in children of already diagnosed case of allergies in age group of 2 to 10 years.
• To determine the correlation between vitamin D status and allergies in children of age group of 2 to 10years.
Materials & Method: It is a crosssectional study. The subjects were recruited from BEBE NANKI MOTHER & Child Care
Center attached to government medical college Amritsar. 200 subjects in age group of 2 to 10 years diagnosed with allergies were included. Patients with age group less than 2years & more than 10years& those on drugs like rifampicin, isoniazid, ketoconazole were excluded from study. 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25{OH}D) was analysed from enzyme linked immunoassay in human serum or plasma. Informed written consent was obtained from the subjects from the institution before commencing the study. The results were analysed statistically using student “t” test.
Results: All the data is expressed as mean ±SD The ‘Pvalue was evaluated which suggested a negative association between vitamin D status and Allergies in children.
Conclusion:The present study suggested that there is negative association between vitamin D status and allergies