Is there an association between vitamin D deficiency and adenotonsillar hypertrophy in children with sleep-disordered breathing?

• Автори: Ji-Hyeon Shin (Автор), Byung-Guk Kim (Автор), Boo Young Kim (Автор), Soo Whan Kim (Автор), Sung Won Kim (Автор), Hojong Kim (Автор)
• Формат: Книга
• Опубліковано: BMC, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Low vitamin D levels have been linked to the risk of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in children. Although adenotonsillar hypertrophy (ATH) is the major contributor to childhood SDB, the relationship between ATH and serum vitamin D is uncertain. We therefore investigated the rel...