Abstract | INTRODUCTION: AIM: To investigate the status of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25( OH)D) in patients with AA, serum 25( OH)D concentrations were compared between AA patients and healthy controls and thus determine if a possible association exists between serum 25( OH)D levels and AA. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study comprising 41 patients diagnosed with AA and 32 healthy controls was conducted between October 2010 and March 2011. The serum vitamin D levels of the study group were determined by high performance liquid chromatography. Serum levels of calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase, and parathyroid hormone were also evaluated. RESULTS: The study was based on 41 patients aged between 20 and 50 (mean: 32.8 ±7.5). The control group included 32 healthy persons aged between 20 and 51 (mean: 32.7 ±7.5). Serum 25( OH)D levels in patients with AA ranged from 5.0 to 38.6 ng/ml with a mean of 8.1 ng/ml. Serum 25( OH)D levels in healthy controls ranged from 3.6 to 38.5 ng/ml with a mean of 9.8 ng/ml. There was no statistically significant difference in the serum vitamin D level between AA patients and healthy controls (p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Deficient serum 25( OH)D levels are present in patients with AA. However, considering the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Turkey, no difference was noted between AA patients and controls.
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Authors | Seval Erpolat, Evren Sarifakioglu, Abdullah Ayyildiz |
Journal | Postepy dermatologii i alergologii
(Postepy Dermatol Alergol)
Vol. 34
Issue 3
Pg. 248-252
(Jun 2017)
ISSN: 1642-395X [Print] Poland |
PMID | 28670255
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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