Sex differences in vitamin D and behavioral profiles among children with allergic diseases

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Previous studies have suggested that vitamin D has a protective effect on allergic diseases, while an individual's sex may have a moderating effect on the relationship between vitamin D and allergic-related immunity. This study aimed to determine the role of vitamin D in children with coexisting allergic diseases in the context of sex differences and to explore the behavioral profiles of these patients. We recruited a total of 103 children with atopic diseases and divided them into four groups: males with one allergic disease (MA1, n = 20), males with two or more allergic diseases (MA2, n = 26), females with one allergic disease (FA1, n = 30), and females with two or more allergic diseases (FA2, n = 27). We measured serum calcium levels using the colorimetric method and serum 25-OH vitamin D total levels using electrochemiluminescence immunoassay. We found that MA2 had significantly lower vitamin D levels than MA1 and FA2. The levels of IgE were negatively correlated with vitamin D in females, whereas the levels of IgE were not significantly correlated with vitamin D in males. Furthermore, serum IgE was significantly correlated with children's adaptive skills, and different sexes were associated with different aspects of adaptive skills. Our findings suggest a protective role of vitamin D in the development of one allergic disease against the coexistence of allergic diseases in males, as well as extend the evidence for sex differences in immunity by demonstrating a sex-different correlation between IgE and vitamin D and the relationship between IgE and children's adaptive skills.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Food science & nutrition - 11(2023), 9 vom: 14. Sept., Seite 5492-5500

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Chia-Jung [VerfasserIn]
Chang, Ling-Sai [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Mindy Ming-Huey [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Liang-Jen [VerfasserIn]
Kuo, Ho-Chang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Allergic rhinitis
Asthma
Atopic dermatitis
IgE
Journal Article
Vitamin D

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Date Revised 21.09.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/fsn3.3505

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361985673