SynthesisMedicine2016
Association between vitamin D and development of otitis media: A PRISMA-compliant meta-analysis and systematic review.
Synthesis in Medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
- Vitamin D and Multiple Health Outcomes: An Umbrella Review of Observational Studies, Randomized Controlled Trials, and Mendelian Randomization Studies.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2022Pooled it
- Serum Levels of IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α, and Vitamin D: Their Correlation with Acute Otitis Media in Short-Stature Pediatric Patients.Journal of inflammation research · 2025Article
- Exploring the Significance of Vitamin D Levels as a Biomarker in Ear Diseases: A Narrative Review.Cureus · 2024Review
- Exclusive Breastfeeding and Vitamin D Supplementation: A Positive Synergistic Effect on Prevention of Childhood Infections?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- 25-Hydroxyvitamin D levels among 2-year-old children: findings from the Japan environment and Children's study (JECS).BMC pediatrics · 2021Article
- The association between vitamin D status and infectious diseases of the respiratory system in infancy and childhood.Hormones (Athens, Greece) · 2019Review
- Immunity-targeted approaches to the management of chronic and recurrent upper respiratory tract disorders in children.Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery · 2019Review
- Vitamin D and Otitis Media.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2019Review
- Influence of Vitamin D Deficiency on Progression of Experimental Otitis Media in Rats.Endocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea) · 2018Article
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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundNutrients related to serum vitamin D level were previously shown to be significantly associated with the risk of many chronic diseases. This study aimed to assess potential relationships between serum vitamin D level and otitis media (OM) risk.
methodsPubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases were searched till Aug 18, 2015 for studies of quantitative OM risk estimates in relation to serum vitamin D level. The odds ratio and weighted mean difference, with 95% confidence intervals (CIs), were used to measure the relationship between serum vitamin D level and OM risk.
resultsOf the 89 articles identified by database search, 5 studies reported data of 16,689 individuals were included in our meta-analysis. We noted participants with OM was associated with lower level of plasma vitamin D when compared with patients without OM (weighted mean difference -5.67; 95% CI -8.08 to -3.26, P < 0.001). Furthermore, as compared with control group, serum vitamin D level was not associated with the risk of OM (odds ratio 0.80, 95% CI 0.47-1.38, P = 0.425). Subgroup analyses suggested that participants with acute OM might associate with lower serum vitamin D level.
conclusionsPlasma vitamin D level might play an important role on the progression of acute OM, whereas no significant impact in patients with chronic OM.
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