The relationship of vitamin D deficiency and childhood diarrhea: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Vitamin D deficiency may increase the risk of childhood diarrhea. We aim to carry out a review and meta-analysis of the evidence relating vitamin D insufficiency to childhood diarrhea.

Methods

We searched PubMed, Ovid, Scopus, and Cochrane Library (from inception to August 2022), then independently reviewed the eligibility, and read full-text reviews for selected articles. Keywords used were 'vitamin D', '25-hydroxyvitamin D', 'vitamin D deficiency', 'diarrhea', 'gastroenteritis', 'children', and 'pediatric'. The search was limited to studies only in English and with available full-text. Year limitation was not applied in our search. Unpublished trials, dissertations, preliminary reports, conference abstracts, and repositories were excluded from the study. Newca

SUBMITTER: Lazarus G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10870643 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature