Vitamin D Status in Turkish Children During the Covid-19 Pandemic;  A Single Center Experience

Betül Orhan Kılıç; Serhat Kılıç; Eylem Gül Ateş

Makale detayları

Vitamin D Status in Turkish Children During the Covid-19 Pandemic; A Single Center Experience

Yazarlar:

Betül Orhan Kılıç | Serhat Kılıç | Eylem Gül Ateş

Yayıncı:

Selcuk University

Ana Başlıklar:

Klinik Tıp Bilimleri

Dergi:

Genel Tıp Dergisi Vol.33 Issue 4, pp.390-393

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001293922

pISSN:

2602-3741

Anahtar kelimeler:

Özet:

 Objective: COVID-19-related lockdown decreased the childrens exposure to sunlight, and they were susceptible to 25-hydroxyvitamin D 25OHD deficiency. The present study aimed to examine the 25OHD levels 2 years before and during the first year of the pandemic. Materials and Methods: This study included children who underwent health checks between the equivalent period during 2018 October2020 March, and they were categorized according to the date vitamin D was checked; 2018 October -2019 March Group 1, 2019 October and 2020 March Group 2, 2020 October, and 2021 March Group 3. We compared the childrens 25OHD levels and vitamin D deficiency rates between Groups 1, 2, and 3. Results: We found that the mean of the childrens 25OHD levels was lower during COVID-19 than in the last two years before the pandemic p0.039. The present study showed that the rates of 25OHD deficiencies among ages 0-1, and 4-7 were higher during the pandemic than before p 0.013, p0.011. Conclusion: Reduced sunbathing time during confinement is associated with lower 25OHD levels among children aged 47. Although increased rates of 25OHD deficiency in infants are worrying.

 Objective: COVID-19-related lockdown decreased the childrens exposure to sunlight, and they were susceptible to 25-hydroxyvitamin D 25OHD deficiency. The present study aimed to examine the 25OHD levels 2 years before and during the first year of the pandemic. Materials and Methods: This study included children who underwent health checks between the equivalent period during 2018 October2020 March, and they were categorized according to the date vitamin D was checked; 2018 October -2019 March Group 1, 2019 October and 2020 March Group 2, 2020 October, and 2021 March Group 3. We compared the childrens 25OHD levels and vitamin D deficiency rates between Groups 1, 2, and 3. Results: We found that the mean of the childrens 25OHD levels was lower during COVID-19 than in the last two years before the pandemic p0.039. The present study showed that the rates of 25OHD deficiencies among ages 0-1, and 4-7 were higher during the pandemic than before p 0.013, p0.011. Conclusion: Reduced sunbathing time during confinement is associated with lower 25OHD levels among children aged 47. Although increased rates of 25OHD deficiency in infants are worrying.

 Objective: COVID-19-related lockdown decreased the childrens exposure to sunlight, and they were susceptible to 25-hydroxyvitamin D 25OHD deficiency. The present study aimed to examine the 25OHD levels 2 years before and during the first year of the pandemic. Materials and Methods: This study included children who underwent health checks between the equivalent period during 2018 October2020 March, and they were categorized according to the date vitamin D was checked; 2018 October -2019 March Group 1, 2019 October and 2020 March Group 2, 2020 October, and 2021 March Group 3. We compared the childrens 25OHD levels and vitamin D deficiency rates between Groups 1, 2, and 3. Results: We found that the mean of the childrens 25OHD levels was lower during COVID-19 than in the last two years before the pandemic p0.039. The present study showed that the rates of 25OHD deficiencies among ages 0-1, and 4-7 were higher during the pandemic than before p 0.013, p0.011. Conclusion: Reduced sunbathing time during confinement is associated with lower 25OHD levels among children aged 47. Although increased rates of 25OHD deficiency in infants are worrying.

 Amaç: COVID-19 ile ilgili karantina, çocukların güneş ışığına maruz kalma oranını azaltmıştır ve çocuklar 25-hidroksivitamin D 25OHD eksikliğine karşı duyarlı hale gelmiştir. Bu çalışma, pandeminin ilk yılında ve pandemi öncesi 2 yıl süresince bakılmış 25OHD düzeylerini incelemeyi amaçlamıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışmaya 2018 Ekim2020 Mart tarihleri arasında eşdeğer sağlık kontrolü yaptıran çocuklar dahil edilmiştir ve D vitamini bakılma tarihine göre; 2018 Ekim -2019 Mart Grup 1, 2019 Ekim ve 2020 Mart Grup 2, 2020 Ekim ve 2021 Mart Grup 3 olarak kategorize edilmiştir. Grup 1, 2 ve 3te çocukların 25OHD düzeyleri ile D vitamini eksikliği oranlarını karşılaştırılmıştır. Bulgular: Çocukların pandemi süresince pandemi öncesi yıllara kıyasla ortalama 25OHD düzeylerinin COVID-19 sırasında daha düşük olduğunu bulunmuşturp0,039. Çalışmada, 0-1 yaş ve 4-7 yaş grubu çocuklarda 25OHD eksikliği oranın pandemi öncesi döneme kıyasla daha yüksek olduğu görülmüştür p 0.013, p0.011. Sonuç: 4-7 yaş arası çocuklar arasında daha düşük 25OHD seviyeleri, karantina sırasında azalan güneşlenme süresi ile ilişkilidir. Ancak 25OHD eksikliğinin bebeklerde görülme oranlarının artması endişe vericidir.

Makale detayları

Vitamin D Status in Turkish Children During the Covid-19 Pandemic; A Single Center Experience

Yazarlar:

Betül Orhan Kılıç | Serhat Kılıç | Eylem Gül Ateş

Yayıncı:

Selcuk University

Ana Başlıklar:

Klinik Tıp Bilimleri

Dergi:

Genel Tıp Dergisi Vol.33 Issue 4, pp.390-393

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001293922

pISSN:

2602-3741

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Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Betül Orhan Kılıç | Serhat Kılıç | Eylem Gül Ateş

Yayıncı: Selcuk University

Ana Başlıklar: Klinik Tıp Bilimleri

Dergi: Genel Tıp Dergisi Vol.33 Issue 4, pp.390-393

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 8/2023

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001293922

pISSN: 2602-3741

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Betül Orhan Kılıç | Serhat Kılıç | Eylem Gül Ateş

Yayıncı:

Selcuk University

Ana Başlıklar:

Klinik Tıp Bilimleri

Dergi:

Genel Tıp Dergisi Vol.33 Issue 4, pp.390-393

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001293922

pISSN:

2602-3741