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ArticleArquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia2024

Vitamin D status in active and inactive noninfectious uveitis - data from a reference university hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Henrique Maciel Vieira de Moraes, Juliana Rocha de Mendonça da Silva, Milena Ribeiro Rangel, Marcelle Raschik Riche, Haroldo Vieira de Moraes Junior

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Article in Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Henrique Maciel Vieira de MoraesServiço de Oftalmologia, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9847-1139
Juliana Rocha de Mendonça da SilvaServiço de Oftalmologia, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3820-053X
Milena Ribeiro RangelServiço de Oftalmologia, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-9230-0515
Marcelle Raschik RicheServiço de Oftalmologia, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-1500-3573
Haroldo Vieira de Moraes JuniorServiço de Oftalmologia, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-2562-6942
Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study aimed to investigate the correlation between serum vitamin D levels and disease activity in patients with noninfectious uveitis.

methodsWe conducted a prospective case-control study, assessing 51 patients with noninfectious uveitis, categorized into active (n=22) and inactive (n=29) groups, along with 51 healthy controls. Serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D [25(OH)D] levels were measured. The uveitis group also completed a questionnaire regarding sunlight exposure habits and vitamin D supplementation.

resultsPatients with inflammation-related uveitis exhibited low serum 25(OH)D levels in 68% of cases. The median 25(OH)D level in patients with active uveitis was 17.8 ng/mL (interquartile range [IQR], 15-21 ng/mL), significantly lower compared to the 31.7 ng/mL (IQR, 25-39 ng/mL) in patients with inactive uveitis (p<0.001) and the 27 ng/mL (IQR, 23-31 ng/mL) in the Control Group (p<0.001). Significantly, nearly all patients with uveitis taking vitamin D supplementation were in the Inactive Group (p<0.005). Moreover, reduced sunlight exposure was associated with active uveitis (p<0.003). Furthermore, patients with 25(OH)D levels below 20 ng/mL had ten times higher odds of developing active uveitis (p=0.001).

conclusionsThis study revealed a prevalent 25(OH)D deficiency among patients with noninfectious uveitis and suggested a link between low 25(OH)D levels and disease activity. To prevent future episodes of intraocular inflammation, vitamin D supplementation and controlled sunlight exposure could be viable options.

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SunlightUveitisVitamin DVitamin D DeficiencyAdultBrazilCase-Control StudiesFemaleHospitals, UniversityHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adult25-hydroxyvitamin DVitamin D

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