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ArticleAsia Pacific allergy2012

Vitamin D serum levels in allergic rhinitis: any difference from normal population?

Saba Arshi, Babak Ghalehbaghi, Seyyed-Kamran Kamrava, Mina Aminlou

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Article in Asia Pacific allergy, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21 citing papers in PubMed, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Prevalence and risk factors for allergic rhinitis in two resource-limited settings in Peru with disparate degrees of urbanization.Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2015
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  2. The Impact of Vitamin-D Supplementation on Individuals with Allergic Rhinitis.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2025
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  4. A Clinical Study to Evaluate the Role of Vitamin D3 in Allergic Rhinitis.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2022
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  5. Vitamin D Deficiency and Interleukin Levels in Allergic Rhinitis: A Case-Control Study.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2022
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  6. The Long-Term Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Quality of Life in Persistent (Perennial) Allergic Rhinitis Patients.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2022
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  7. Efficacy of Vitamin D Supplementation in Allergic Rhinitis.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2021
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  10. 25-Hydroxyl Vitamin D Deficiency in Nasal Polyposis.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2020
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  11. Vitamin D: A Modulator of Allergic Rhinitis.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2019
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  20. Vitamin D and Its Role as a Protective Factor in Allergy.International scholarly research notices · 2014
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Saba ArshiDepartment of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Hazrat Rasoul Akram Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1445613131, Iran.
Babak Ghalehbaghi
Seyyed-Kamran Kamrava
Mina Aminlou
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecently it has been suggested that, the worldwide increase in allergic diseases such as asthma, allergic rhinitis and food allergy is associated with low vitamin D intake.

objectiveThis study measured the vitamin D levels in patients with allergic rhinitis and compared the results with the general population.

methodsVitamin D levels were assessed in 50 patients with allergic rhinitis diagnosed clinically by Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma 2008 criteria and the result of skin prick test for aeroallergens. There was no control group, and the study results were compared with the results of another study evaluating vitamin D status in the 5,329 people of normal population of Iran.

resultsThe prevalence of severe vitamin D deficiency was significantly higher in patients with allergic rhinitis than the normal population, 30% and 5.1% respectively (p = 0.03). Also women with allergic rhinitis had lower vitamin D levels.

conclusionMeasuring vitamin D serum levels could be helpful in the routine assessment of patients with allergic rhinitis in Iran.

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Allergic rhinitisVitamin D

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PMID22348206
PMCPMC3269601
OpenAlexW2015388565

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