Allergy Asthma Immun
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Allergy Asthma Immun · Sep 2013
Vitamin d insufficiency and asthma severity in adults from costa rica.
Non-classical actions of vitamin D as a cytokine are related to the immunopathology of asthma. Few studies have examined vitamin D levels and asthma severity in adults. The aim of this research was to assess the relationship between vitamin D levels, atopy markers, pulmonary function, and asthma severity. ⋯ Our findings suggest that vitamin D insufficiency is common among our cohort of asthmatic adults. Lower vitamin D levels are associated with asthma severity.