PMID- 31569970 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211025 LR - 20211025 IS - 1942-7522 (Electronic) IS - 0145-5613 (Linking) VI - 100 IP - 5 DP - 2021 Jun TI - The Impact of Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 Levels on Allergic Rhinitis. PG - NP236-NP241 LID - 10.1177/0145561319874310 [doi] AB - We aimed to clarify the relation between allergic rhinitis and the serum levels of 25-hydroxivitamin D in the adult population. The study group consisted of 86 patients with allergic rhinitis who were diagnosed with the help of history of allergy, positive signs for allergy, blood samples, and positive skin prick tests; while the control group included 43 age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers with negative skin prick tests. The demographic data, medical history, findings in the physical examinations, serum levels of total immunoglobulin E (IgE) and 25-hydroxyvitamin D, and skin prick test results of the groups were noted. A total of 129 patients fulfilling the necessary criteria were enrolled. The median serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in the study group were significantly lower compared to the control group (P = .014). In the study group, median serum vitamin D levels were significantly higher in men, compared to women (P = .03). There was a significant negative correlation between IgE and vitamin D levels in the allergic rhinitis group (P = .028, r = -0.246). This study showed that patients with allergic rhinitis might be more vulnerable to have lower serum levels of vitamin D. Thus, vitamin D supplementation as an adjunctive therapy may be considered in those patients. FAU - Coban, Kubra AU - Coban K AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4633-0983 AD - 63994Baskent University Medical Faculty, Otorhinolaryngology Department, Ankara, Turkey. FAU - Oz, Isilay AU - Oz I AD - 63994Baskent University Medical Faculty, Otorhinolaryngology Department, Ankara, Turkey. FAU - Topcu, Deniz Ilhan AU - Topcu DI AD - 63994Baskent University Medical Faculty, Biochemistry Department, Ankara, Turkey. FAU - Aydin, Erdinc AU - Aydin E AD - 63994Baskent University Medical Faculty, Otorhinolaryngology Department, Ankara, Turkey. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190930 PL - United States TA - Ear Nose Throat J JT - Ear, nose, & throat journal JID - 7701817 RN - 37341-29-0 (Immunoglobulin E) RN - P6YZ13C99Q (Calcifediol) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Calcifediol/*blood/immunology MH - Case-Control Studies MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Immunoglobulin E/blood MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - Rhinitis, Allergic/*blood/immunology MH - Skin Tests MH - Vitamin D Deficiency/*immunology MH - Young Adult OTO - NOTNLM OT - allergic rhinitis OT - immunoglobulin E OT - vitamin D EDAT- 2019/10/02 06:00 MHDA- 2021/10/26 06:00 CRDT- 2019/10/02 06:00 PHST- 2019/10/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/10/26 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/10/02 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1177/0145561319874310 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Ear Nose Throat J. 2021 Jun;100(5):NP236-NP241. doi: 10.1177/0145561319874310. Epub 2019 Sep 30.