The Average of Serum 25(OH)D in Children with Chronic Tonsillitis

AIM: This study aims to determine serum 25(OH)D levels in children with chronic tonsillitis at Dr. Hasan Sadikin Bandung General Hospital. METHODS: descriptive and cross-sectional was conducted patients aged 3–15 years from August 26, 2021, April 2022. The exclusion criteria include who consumed Vitamin D for the past month, are ongoing treatment tonsillitis, have comorbidities that affect serum. Characteristics were taken anamnesis, while analyzed using ELISA method, then data presented numbers percentages. RESULTS: average level of 16.43 ± 3.5 ng/mL. All 44 subjects suffered a lack D, categorized as deficiency, insufficiency, severe 72.7%, 22.7%, 4.6%, respectively. majority cases boys compared girls, 70.5% 29.5%, CONCLUSION: found below normal level, an ng/mL, especially 3–10 years.