Say Birgul, Uras Nurdan, Sahin Suzan, Degirmencioglu Halil, Oguz Serife Suna, Canpolat Fuat Emre
Division of Neonatology, Zekai Tahir Burak Maternity Teaching Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Korean J Pediatr. 2017 Aug;60(8):248-253. doi: 10.3345/kjp.2017.60.8.248. Epub 2017 Aug 14.
Vitamin D plays a key role in immune function. Vitamin D deficiency may play a role in the pathogenesis of infections, and low levels of circulating vitamin D are strongly associated with infectious diseases. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of low vitamin D levels in cord blood on neonatal sepsis in preterm infants.
One hundred seventeen premature infants with gestational age of <37 weeks were enrolled. In the present study, severe vitamin D deficiency (group 1) was defined as a 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentration <5 ng/mL; vitamin D insufficiency (group 2), 25(OH)D concentration ≥5 ng/mL and <15 ng/mL; and vitamin D sufficiency (group 3), 25(OH)D concentration ≥15 ng/mL.
Sixty-three percent of the infants had deficient levels of cord blood vitamin D (group 1), 24% had insufficient levels (group 2), and 13% were found to have sufficient levels (group 3). The rate of neonatal sepsis was higher in group 2 than in groups 1 and 3.
There was no significant relationship between the cord blood vitamin D levels and the risk of neonatal sepsis in premature infants.
维生素D在免疫功能中起关键作用。维生素D缺乏可能在感染的发病机制中起作用,且循环维生素D水平低与传染病密切相关。在本研究中,我们旨在评估脐血中低维生素D水平对早产儿新生儿败血症的影响。
纳入117例孕周<37周的早产儿。在本研究中,严重维生素D缺乏(第1组)定义为25-羟基维生素D(25(OH)D)浓度<5 ng/mL;维生素D不足(第2组),25(OH)D浓度≥5 ng/mL且<15 ng/mL;维生素D充足(第3组),25(OH)D浓度≥15 ng/mL。
63%的婴儿脐血维生素D水平缺乏(第1组),24%的婴儿水平不足(第2组),13%的婴儿水平充足(第3组)。第2组新生儿败血症的发生率高于第1组和第3组。
早产儿脐血维生素D水平与新生儿败血症风险之间无显著关系。