Free 25(OH)D concentrations are associated with atopy and lung function in children with asthma

• Published in: Annals of allergy, asthma, & immunology Vol. 119; no. 1; pp. 37 - 41
• Main Authors: Pollard, Suzanne L., PhD, Lima, John J., PharmD, Mougey, Edward, PhD, Romero, Karina, MD, Tarazona-Meza, Carla, RD, Tomaino, Katherine, MSPH, Guzmán, Gary Malpartida, BS, Hansel, Nadia N., MD, MPH, Checkley, William, MD, PhD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2017
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Allergy and Immunology; Asthma - blood; Asthma - immunology; Asthma - physiopathology; Calcifediol - blood; Case-Control Studies; Child; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Hypersensitivity, Immediate - blood; Hypersensitivity, Immediate - immunology; Lung - physiopathology; Male; Odds Ratio; Patient Outcome Assessment; Peru - epidemiology; Respiratory Function Tests; Risk Factors; Young Adult

Abstract Background Evidence suggests free mono-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) concentrations are more strongly linked to certain outcomes than total concentrations; however, no studies have examined the relation between free 25(OH)D and respiratory or allergic disease. Objective To examine associations...