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ArticleCureus2022

Predictors of Vitamin D Insufficiency in Children and Adolescents With Alopecia Areata.

Rachel K Lim, Leslie Castelo-Soccio, Elana Putterman, Abrar A Qureshi, Eunyoung Cho

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Rachel K LimDepartment of Dermatology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, USA.
Leslie Castelo-SoccioDivision of Pediatrics, Section of Dermatology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA.
Elana PuttermanDepartment of Dermatology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, USA.
Abrar A QureshiDepartment of Dermatology, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, USA.
Eunyoung ChoDepartment of Dermatology, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, USA.
Brown University · USUniversity of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionLimited data regarding predictors of vitamin D deficiency in US children exist. We aimed to identify predictors of vitamin D insufficiency among children with alopecia areata.

methodsThe medical records of 439 pediatric patients diagnosed with alopecia areata (AA) between January 2015 and December 2017 were reviewed. Those with 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and no documented vitamin supplementation, chronic illness, or other autoimmune comorbidities other than AA were included. Demographic data, Fitzpatrick skin type, and the month of blood collection were recorded. Monthly UV index information from Philadelphia, PA corresponding to the month of blood collection was also collected.

resultsWithin our cohort, 60.4% of patients had insufficient vitamin D levels, of which 38.2% were deficient. The mean age was nine years old. In multivariate analyses, higher Fitzpatrick skin type, non-summer season, and non-White race were associated with vitamin D insufficiency, while the monthly UV index was inversely associated. DISCUSSION/

conclusionHigher Fitzpatrick skin type, non-summer season, and non-White race may be associated with vitamin D insufficiency in US pediatric patients. Larger studies are warranted to replicate our findings and fully evaluate predictors of pediatric vitamin D deficiency in the US.

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alopecia areatadermatologyhair lossnutritionpediatric dermatologypublic healthvitamin d

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PMID35399430
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