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ArticleTherapeutic advances in endocrinology and metabolism2025

Analysis of vitamin D nutritional status and disease risk factors in patients with subacute thyroiditis.

Rongrong Wang, Dehuan Kong, Xiaoqing Ma

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Rongrong WangCollege of Clinical Medicine, Jining Medical University, Jining, China.
Dehuan KongDepartment of Endocrinology, Tai'an City Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Tai'an, China.
Xiaoqing MaDepartment of Endocrinology, Jining No. 1 People's Hospital, Jining 272111, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1626-7300

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Background: Vitamin D (VD) deficiency has become a global public health problem, and published studies have demonstrated that patients with subacute thyroiditis (SAT) have worse VD nutritional status and that VD supplementation may alleviate thyroid-related diseases by fighting against infections and mediating autoimmunity. Objectives: This study explored the correlation between serum VD levels and the risk and extent of disease in patients with SAT. Design: A case-control study. Methods: We included patients with SAT diagnosed at the First People's Hospital of Jining City between September 2021 and September 2023 and a healthy population during the same period. We collected clinical and laboratory data to determine differences in VD levels between the two populations and identify risk factors for the onset and extent of SAT. Results: The 25(OH)D level of SAT patients was significantly lower than that of the healthy population ( Conclusion: VD levels are lower in patients with SAT than in healthy controls, and low VD levels increase SAT risk. Although VD levels are not related to SAT severity, adequate VD inhibits the conversion of FT4 to FT3, likely playing a protective role in SAT development.

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degree of illnessindicators of inflammationsubacute thyroiditisthyroid functionvitamin D

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PMCPMC11970065

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