Correlation between cord blood vitamin D level and recurrent respiratory tract infection in infants / 中国基层医药

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Objective@#To investigate the correlation between cord blood vitamin D level and recurrent respiratory tract infection in infants.@*Methods@#From August 2014 to July 2015, 298 neonates in the Second Hospital of Jiaxing were selected in this study.The serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D[25(OH)D] were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) in umbilical cord blood of neonates.The incidence of respiratory tract infection in infants was followed up.@*Results@#There were 53.1%(158/298) newborns with vitamin D deficiency(deficiency group), 24.8%(74/298) neonates with inadequate vitamin D(inadequate group), 22.1%(66/298) infants with adequate vitamin D(adequate group). The incidence rates of recurrent respiratory infections in vitamin D deficiency group, inadequate group and adequate group were 29.7%(47/158), 17.6%(13/74), 10.6%(7/66), respectively.The incidence of recurrent respiratory tract infection among the three groups was statistically significantly different(χ2=11.114, P=0.01).@*Conclusion@#Vitamin D nutrition level of neonates has a significant correlation with infants with respiratory tract infection, especially lower respiratory tract infection.Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to the supplement and detection of vitamin D during pregnancy, so as to reduce the incidence of infant respiratory diseases in the region.