Vitamin D - An Elixir for Recurrent Upper Respiratory Tract Infection. 2023

M A Maqbool, and K S Gangadhara Somayaji, and V G Nayana
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yenepoya medical college Deralakatte, Mangalore Dakshina Kannada, Mangalore Mangalore, Karnataka India.

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess and compare the level of serum vitamin-D in participants affected with recurrent upper respiratory tract infections and in healthy population and to know whether vitamin-D deficiency is factor contributing to recurrent upper respiratory tract infections (URTI). A case control study was conducted on 52 subjects with recurrent URTI and 52 controls. Frequency and severity of infections in the previous 6 months were assessed and documented among the case group. Vitamin D level was assessed in all the participants among case and control group and statistical analysis was done. Mean serum vitamin D was 10.67 ± 3.58 ng/mL in the study group and 20.10 ± 7.73 ng/mL in the control group, the difference in value was statistically significant. None of the study group participants belonged to vitamin D sufficient group, and majority (98%) were in vitamin D deficient, except for 2% who were in insufficient group. In the control group, 10%,29%,61% were in sufficient, insufficient and deficient group respectively. Mean serum vitamin D was not significantly associated with severity and type of infection. Significant number of participants in both study and control had serum vitamin D deficiency. This study also observed that a significant number of participants with recurrent URTI had serum vitamin D deficiency than the control group which suggest that hypovitaminosis D is a factor contributing to recurrent URTI. The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12070-022-03220-z.

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