[Prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency in Mexican adults with allergic asthma]

Rev Alerg Mex. 2017 Apr-Jun;64(2):178-187. doi: 10.29262/ram.v64i2.255.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Background: Hypovitaminosis D has been associated with various chronic diseases such as infections, autoimmune diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer and asthma Objective: The objective at hand is to determine the prevalence of vitamin D (VD) insufficiency and deficiency in adults with allergic asthma.

Objective: Objective: The objective at hand is to determine the prevalence of vitamin D (VD) insufficiency and deficiency in adults with allergic asthma.

Methods: Through a cross-sectional study, we analyzed corresponding data amongst 135 patients. VD concentration was categorized as sufficient (≥ 30 ng/mL), insufficient (21-29 ng/mL), and deficient (≤ 20 ng/mL). The level of VD deficiency was measured through chemo-luminescence. We estimated the prevalence of VD alterations and their respective confidence intervals at 95 % (CI 95 %).

Results: Within the analyzed population, there were 99/135 women (73.3 %); the mean age was 34.5 ± 10.3 years. The mean concentration of VD was 17.9 ± 6.9 ng/mL and the median was 17 ng/mL. The prevalence of VD insufficiency and deficiency was 25.2 % (CI 95 %, 18.6-33.2 %) and 71.1 % (CI 95 %, 62.9-78.1 %), respectively; VD concentrations ≤ 10 ng/mL had 13.3 % (CI 95 %, 8.5-20.2 %) and ≥ 30 ng/mL at 3.7 % (CI 95 %: 1.4-8.6 %). When we contrasted the men to the women, the median concentration of VD did not differ significantly (16 ng/mL vs. 18 ng/mL, p = 0.71).

Conclusion: In this study, patients with allergic asthma had distinctively reduced VD concentration levels; future research will determine if and how VD affects the severity of asthma.

Antecedentes: La hipovitaminosis D ha sido asociada con diversas enfermedades crónicas como infecciones, enfermedades autoinmunes, enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica, cáncer y asma. Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia de insuficiencia y deficiencia de vitamina (VD) en adultos con asma alérgica. Métodos: Estudio transversal en el que se analizaron los datos de 135 pacientes. La concentración de VD fue categorizada en suficiente (≥ 30 ng/mL), insuficiente (21-29 ng/mL) y deficiente (≤ 20 ng/mL). La concentración de VD se midió por quimioluminiscencia. Se estimaron las prevalencias de las alteraciones de la VD y sus respectivos intervalos de confianza a 95 % (IC 95 %). Resultados: En la población analizada, 99 fueron mujeres (73.3 %), con edad media de 34.5 ± 10.3 años. La concentración media de VD fue 17.9 ± 6.9 ng/mL (mediana de 17 ng/mL). La prevalencia de insuficiencia y deficiencia de VD fue de 25.2 % (IC 95 %, 18.6-33.2 %) y 71.1 % (IC 95 %, 62.9-78.1 %), respectivamente; las concentraciones de VD ≤ 10 ng/mL representaron 13.3 % (IC 95 %, 8.5-20.2 %) y ≥ 30 ng/mL, 3.7 % (IC 95 %, 1.4-8.6 %). Al contrastar hombres y mujeres, la concentración mediana de VD no difirió significativamente (16 ng/mL versus 18 ng/mL, p = 0.71). Conclusiones: En este estudio, los pacientes con asma alérgica tuvieron concentraciones de VD notoriamente disminuidas. Con futuras investigaciones se podrá evaluar el papel de la VD en la gravedad del asma.

Keywords: Adult; Asthma; Vitamin D.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Allergens / adverse effects
  • Anti-Asthmatic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Asthma / diagnosis
  • Asthma / drug therapy
  • Asthma / epidemiology*
  • Bronchodilator Agents / therapeutic use
  • Comorbidity
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mexico / epidemiology
  • Middle Aged
  • Skin Tests
  • Spirometry
  • Vitamin D / analogs & derivatives
  • Vitamin D / blood
  • Vitamin D Deficiency / blood
  • Vitamin D Deficiency / epidemiology*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Allergens
  • Anti-Asthmatic Agents
  • Bronchodilator Agents
  • Vitamin D
  • 25-hydroxyvitamin D