NOVEL ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN VITAMIN LEVELS AND BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS
Name: PEDRO ANTONIO SOUZA DE ALMEIDA
Publication date: 10/03/2023
Advisor:
Name |
Role |
|---|---|
| MIRIAM CARMO RODRIGUES BARBOSA | Advisor * |
Examining board:
| Name |
Role |
|---|---|
| JORDANA HERZOG SIQUEIRA | External Alternate * |
| JOSE GERALDO MILL | Internal Examiner * |
| LEONARDO DOS SANTOS | Internal Alternate * |
| MIRIAM CARMO RODRIGUES BARBOSA | Advisor * |
Summary: ntroduction: Vitamin D deficiency is a problem that affects various social
classes, ages, and genders, and at present, the consequences that inadequate
levels of vitamin D can bring to the human body are still unknown. New
discoveries about this vitamin further instigate the scientific community to
unravel unknown roles of it. Objective: To identify new associations of
vitamin D with biochemical markers of health in children and adolescents.
Methodology: It is a cross-sectional study developed by data collection and
analysis of biochemical and sociodemographic data in children and adolescents
enrolled in the institution called Estação do Conhecimento, located in the
neighborhood of Cidade Continental, Serra, Espírito Santo. Data analysis was
performed with the help of SPSS software version 21.0, and a Pearson
correlation test was performed with the collected data to verify if there was
an association between the variables, and subsequently, a linear regression
test was performed to find out if the relationship was maintained after
adjustment for variables that could confound the analysis. Results: A
positive correlation was found between vitamin D levels and platelets, WHERE
this correlation was maintained after linear regression testing. An
association was also found between vitamin D levels and serum transferrin,
but there was no association between vitamin D and other markers of iron
status. Conclusion: There is a relationship between vitamin D levels and the
variables studied here, but further studies are needed to prove if they are
indeed interlinked, and new perspectives on the functions of vitamin D in the
body are presented here.
