Abstract
Objective: Asthma-related morbidity is higher among children with vitamin D deficiency and obesity, morbidities that frequently co-exist among minority children. However, the effect of co-existent obesity and vitamin D deficiency on pulmonary function is poorly understood. Methods: We compared percent-predicted values of pulmonary function across vitamin D categories among 72 obese and 71 normal-weight Hispanic and African-American children with asthma recruited at an urban children's hospital. Serum cytokines associated with Th1 and Th2 inflammation and 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) were quantified in fasting serum. 25-OHD levels ≥30ng/ml were categorized as sufficient,
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Journal | Pediatric Pulmonology |
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| State | Accepted/In press - 2016 |
Keywords
- Asthma
- Obesity
- Pulmonary function testing
- Vitamin D deficiency
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
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Lautenbacher, L. A., Jariwala, S. P., Markowitz, M. E., & Rastogi, D. (Accepted/In press). Vitamin D and pulmonary function in obese asthmatic children. Pediatric Pulmonology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppul.23485