BACKGROUND: Asthma exacerbations, most often caused by respiratory tract infections,
are the leading causes of asthma morbidity and comprise a significant proportion of asthma …

Rationale: Maternal vitamin D intake during pregnancy has been inversely associated with
asthma symptoms in early childhood. However, no study has examined the relationship …

OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study was to examine the prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency
and deficiency among urban African-American (AA) youth with asthma compared with …

Background Vitamin D insufficiency (a serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D level of< 30 ng/mL) has
been associated with asthma morbidity. Objective To examine vitamin D insufficiency …

Rationale: Vitamin D insufficiency (a serum 25 (OH) D< 30 ng/ml) has been associated with
severe asthma exacerbations, but this could be explained by underlying racial ancestry or …

Vitamin D supplementation in children may prevent asthma exacerbation triggered by acute
respiratory infection. - Abstract - Europe PMC Sign in | Create an account https://orcid.org …

Improving vitamin D status holds promise in primary prevention of asthma, in decreasing
exacerbations of disease, and in treating steroid resistance. However, the appropriate level …

Importance Severe asthma exacerbations cause significant morbidity and costs. Whether
vitamin D 3 supplementation reduces severe childhood asthma exacerbations is unclear …

Purpose Asthma and other allergic disorders have increased over the past decades in
nearly all nations. Many studies have suggested the role of vitamin D deficiency in both T …

Vitamin D deficiency and asthma are common conditions that share risk factors such as
African American ethnicity, inner-city residence, and obesity. This review provides a critical …