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The result of an imbalance between the production and conjugation of bilirubin. Considering the multiple roles of vitamin D, lower levels of vitamin D in these cases may be associated with neonatal jaundice. The present study was undertaken for the purpose of comparing serum vitamin D levels in healthy term jaundiced and nonjaundiced newborns and their mothers.
Methods: This case-control study was conducted in 60 term newborns and their mothers from a teaching and referral children’s hospital in the southwestern region of Iran, from December 22, 2013 through March 22, 2014. Results: The mean serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels of newborns and their mothers in both the case and the control groups were not significantly associated with their serum bilirubin levels.
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Journal Of The Chinese Medical Association
The result of an imbalance between the production and conjugation of bilirubin.
Neonatal and maternal blood samples were obtained and sent to the laboratory. Results The mean serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels of newborns and their mothers in both the case and the control groups were not significantly associated with their serum bilirubin levels. The mean of laboratory indices (calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphates, parathyroid hormone, and 25-hydroxy vitamin D) in mothers and newborns of the case group were nonsignificantly higher than that of the control group, but the mean vitamin D level was significantly lower among newborn cases compared with the controls (p < 0.
International Journal Of Pediatrics And Adolescent Medicine
It is essential to identify these risk factors that are involved in the increased incidence of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia because its incidence can be decreased by modifying them. Objective To compare and determine any correlation of 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels of newborn and their mothers with the serum bilirubin level of newborn. The blood samples of both newborns and their mothers were collected on the 5th day and sent to the laboratory for serum bilirubin and 25-hydroxy vitamin D estimation.
However, correlation of the vitamin D level of cases and their serum bilirubin was statistically significant, with a correlation coefficient of −0.335 and a p value of 0.