Serum levels of 25-hydroxy vitamin D in psoriatic patients

Abstract Studies have shown a relationship between vitamin D and psoriasis. We compared serum levels of vitamin D of 20 psoriasis patients and 20 controls. The median vitamin D level was 22.80 ± 4.60 ng/ml; the median in the cases was 23.55 ± 7.6 ng/ml, and in controls 22.35 ± 3.10 ng/ml (p = 0.73)....

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Main Authors: Manuela Ferrasso Zuchi (Author), Paula de Oliveira Azevedo (Author), Anber Ancel Tanaka (Author), Juliano Vilaverde Schmitt (Author), Luis Eduardo Agner Machado Martins (Author)
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Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Abstract Studies have shown a relationship between vitamin D and psoriasis. We compared serum levels of vitamin D of 20 psoriasis patients and 20 controls. The median vitamin D level was 22.80 ± 4.60 ng/ml; the median in the cases was 23.55 ± 7.6 ng/ml, and in controls 22.35 ± 3.10 ng/ml (p = 0.73). Only 2 cases and 4 controls had sufficient levels of vitamin D, although without statistical significance between the groups (p = 0.608). Levels were lower in women with psoriasis compared with those in male patients (20.85 ± 6.70 x 25.35 ± 2.90 ng/ml, p = 0.03), a finding that was not observed among controls.
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10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153524