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Association between vitamin D deficiency at one month of age and bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

Medicine
January 1, 1970
Shin Yun Byun et al. (5 authors)
Comparative StudyJournal ArticleObservational StudyHuman StudyClinical
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to assess vitamin D levels in preterm infants after supplementation and determine the association between vitamin D deficiency and neonatal morbidities.

Results Summary

The study found that vitamin D deficiency at 1 month of age was associated with a higher incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in preterm infants, with a significant odds ratio of 2.21. No other significant differences in clinical outcomes were observed between the vitamin D deficient and sufficient groups.

Population

Preterm infants with birth weight <1500 g or gestational age <32 weeks.

Effective Dosage

400 IU of oral vitamin D supplementation after birth.

Duration

4 weeks.

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (4)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
400 IU of oral vitamin D supplementation
neutral
vitamin D levels at 1 month of age
preterm infants with birth weight <1500 g or gestational age <32 weeks
-
administered
#1
vitamin D deficiency
increase
neonatal morbidities
preterm infants
-
increases the likelihood of
#2
vitamin D deficiency
increase
bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)
preterm infants
odds ratio 2.21; 95% confidence interval, 1.85-2.78; P = .02
occurred significantly more often
#3
vitamin D deficiency
increase
BPD
preterm infants
-
is associated with
#4
Abstract

Vitamin D deficiency is common and increases the likelihood of neonatal morbidities in preterm infants. This study assessed vitamin D levels at 1 month of age after 4 weeks of vitamin D supplementation and determined the association between vitamin D levels and neonatal morbidities.This retrospective study included preterm infants with birth weight <1500 g or gestational age <32 weeks born in our hospital between January 2018 and December 2019. They were administered 400 IU of oral vitamin D supplementation after birth according to our policy. The infants were then divided into sufficient (≥20 ng/mL) and deficient (<20 ng/mL) groups according to their serum vitamin D levels at 1 month of age.The vitamin D deficient and sufficient groups included 49 and 41 patients, respectively. The mean gestational age and birth weight. GHT in the vitamin D deficient group were 29.1 ± 2.1 weeks and 1216.1 ± 308.1 g, respectively, and 30.0 ± 1.7 weeks and 1387.6 ± 350.8 g, respectively, in the sufficient group. No significant differences were observed between the 2 groups in demographic and clinical outcomes except for bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), which occurred significantly more often in the vitamin D-deficient group (odds ratio 2.21; 95% confidence interval, 1.85-2.78; P = .02).The results of our study suggest that vitamin D deficiency at 1 month of age is associated with BPD in preterm infants.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdultBirth WeightBronchopulmonary DysplasiaDietary SupplementsFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureRetrospective StudiesVitamin DVitamin D DeficiencyVitamins
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Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy70/10
Quality65/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations4
Citations/Year1.0
Relative Citation Ratio0.50
NIH Percentile27%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.50
Weight Score1.37
Normalized Score0.61
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