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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
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Vitamin D deficiency and severity of pneumonia in Indonesian children
PLoS ONE, Volume 16, No. 7 July, Article e0254488, Year 2021
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Objective To determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Indonesian children hospitalized with pneumonia and evaluate the association between vitamin D status and severity of pneumonia. Methods A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted from February 2016 to July 2017 in two district hospitals in Yogyakarta province, Indonesia. Infants and young children aged 2–59 months hospitalized with pneumonia were recruited. Serum blood samples were collected on admission and analyzed for total serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 and 25-hydroxyvita-min D2 concentrations using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Vitamin D deficiency was defined as a level of serum vitamin D <50 nmol/L. The association between vitamin D deficiency and severity of hospitalized pneumonia according to WHO criteria, including the presence of danger signs, hypoxemia (SpO2 in air below 90%), duration of hospitalization, and admission to Intensive Care Unit (ICU), was analyzed using logistic regression. Results 133 children with WHO-defined pneumonia were enrolled in the study and 127 (96%) had their vitamin D status determined. The mean vitamin D concentration was 67 (± 24 SD) nmol/L and 19% of participants were vitamin D deficient. Age younger than 6 months was associated with prolonged hospitalization (> 5 days) and low birth weight and poor nutritional status on admission were risk factors for hypoxemia. However, vitamin D status was not associated with the presence of danger signs, duration of hospitalization, or hypoxemia. Conclusions One in every five children hospitalized with pneumonia was vitamin D deficient. Vitamin D status was not associated with the severity of pneumonia. Copyright: © 2021 Oktaria et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Authors & Co-Authors
Triasih, Rina
Indonesia, Yogyakarta
Universitas Gadjah Mada
Graham, Stephen Michael
Australia, Melbourne
University of Melbourne
Australia, Melbourne
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Bines, Julie E.
Australia, Melbourne
University of Melbourne
Australia, Melbourne
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Clarke, Michael W.
Australia, Perth
The University of Western Australia
Danchin, M. H.
Australia, Melbourne
University of Melbourne
Australia, Melbourne
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Citations: 8
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 4
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Doi:
10.1371/journal.pone.0254488
ISSN:
19326203
Research Areas
Environmental
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative