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ArticlePloS one2018

Inverse relationship between serum vitamin D level and measles antibody titer: A cross-sectional analysis of NHANES, 2001-2004.

Yi-Hsien Chen, Wei-Ming Wang, Tung-Wei Kao, Chien-Ping Chiang, Chih-Tsung Hung, Wei-Liang Chen

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Yi-Hsien ChenDepartment of Dermatology, Tri-Service General Hospital; and School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Wei-Ming WangDepartment of Dermatology, Tri-Service General Hospital; and School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Tung-Wei KaoDivision of Family Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital; and School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Chien-Ping ChiangDepartment of Dermatology, Tri-Service General Hospital; and School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Chih-Tsung HungDepartment of Dermatology, Tri-Service General Hospital; and School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Wei-Liang ChenDivision of Family Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital; and School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0003-0784-230X
Tri-Service General Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn recent years, researchers have illuminated many non-skeletal actions of vitamin D including host defense against various pathogens and vaccine immunology. The purpose of our study was to explore the potential association between serum vitamin D levels and measles antibody titers.

methodsThe biochemical profiles and de-identified information were accessed from the 2001 to 2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Participants were divided into quartiles according to their measles antibody titers.

resultsA total of 5,681 participants were analyzed in our study. Participants in the highest quartile of measles antibody titer had significantly lower serological levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] than those in the lower quartiles (53.90 vs. 58.70 nmol/L, a decrease of 8.18%) (p < 0.001). After full adjustment of confounders, the adjusted ß coefficient of 25(OH)D was -0.006 (p<0.001). A decreasing tendency of 25(OH)D among quartiles of measles antibody titers was obvious (p for trend <0.001). The negative association in seropositive subjects remained statistically significant only in non-Hispanic black population before adjustment for age, gender, and other covariates (p<0.05).

conclusionOur study highlights the negative association between serum 25(OH)D levels and measles antibody titers.

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Health SurveysNutrition SurveysAdolescentAdultAntibodies, ViralChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMeaslesMiddle AgedVitamin DYoung AdultAntibodies, ViralVitamin D

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