The incidence of acute respiratory infection in Indonesian infants and association with vitamin D deficiency.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with acute respiratory infection (ARI) in early life, but this has not been evaluated in Indonesia. We aimed to determine the incidence of ARI in Indonesian infants, and to evaluate the association with vitamin D deficiency.

Methods

From 23 December 2015 to 31 December 2017, we conducted a community-based prospective cohort study in Yogyakarta province. We enrolled 422 pregnant women and followed their infants from birth until 12 months of age for ARI episodes. Vitamin D status was measured at birth and at age six months. We performed Cox proportional hazard regression analysis to evaluate the association between vitamin D deficiency and pneumonia incidence.

Results

At study completion, 95% (400/422) of infants retai

SUBMITTER: Oktaria V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7987198 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature