Vitamin D supplementation improves FEV1 in patients of Bronchial Asthma

Authors

  • Zafar Majeed Babar Sheikh Zayed Medical College/Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan.
  • Mazhar Hussain Sheikh Zayed Medical College/Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan.
  • Sadia Abdul Majeed Sheikh Zayed Medical College/Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.12990

Keywords:

Bronchial Asthma, FEV1, Vitamin D.

Abstract

Background and Objective: Vitamin D deficiency has strong association with various respiratory disorders in which bronchial asthma is one of them. The objective was to determine the efficacy of vitamin D supplementation in cases with bronchial asthma.

Methods: This case control study was conducted at private clinical set up of district, Rahim Yar Khan from August to October 2016 in which 100 cases of bronchial asthma were randomly divided into Group-A and Group-B each contained 50 patients. Group-A was given placebo and Group-B with vitamin D in a dose of 50,000 units per day orally. Both the groups were followed in terms of improvement in FEV1 at 1, 2 and 3 months.

Results: There was no significant difference in both groups in terms of BMI and duration of asthma at start of study. The mean pre treatment vitamin D level of Group-A was 14.23

Author Biographies

Zafar Majeed Babar, Sheikh Zayed Medical College/Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan.

Associate Professor of Medicine

Mazhar Hussain, Sheikh Zayed Medical College/Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan.

Assistant Professor of Pharmacology

Sadia Abdul Majeed, Sheikh Zayed Medical College/Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan.

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Published

2017-10-19

How to Cite

Majeed Babar, Z., Hussain, M., & Abdul Majeed, S. (2017). Vitamin D supplementation improves FEV1 in patients of Bronchial Asthma. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 33(5). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.335.12990

Issue

Vol. 33 No. 5 (2017): September – October 2017

Section

Original Articles