growth parameters and vitamin d status in children with thalassemia major in upper egypt.

Growth Parameters and Vitamin D status in Children with Thalassemia Major in Upper Egypt

AIM The aim of this study is to assess the growth parameters, vitamin D, calcium, and phosphorous status in children with thalassemia major receiving packed red cells transfusion with chelation therapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS In a case control study, 100 patients with beta thalassemia major (aged from 4 to 15 years) were compared with 100 sex- and age-matched children serves as a control group....

Evaluation of the relationship between growth status and dietary intake in 10 children with thalassemia major

Introduction: Thalassemia major is the most common inheritable disease in Iran with high prevalence in Fars province. Growth retardation is prevalent in this patients, mainly due to malnutrition. The aim Goal of this study was to determine the relationship between growth status and nutritional intake. Patients under 10 years old with thalassemia major. Methods: In this cross-sectional stu...

Vitamin D Status in Thalassemia Major: an Update

The survival of patients with thalassemia major has progressively improved with advances in therapy; however, osteoporosis and cardiac dysfunction remain frequent complications. Adequate circulating levels of vitamin D are essential for optimal skeletal health and reducing fracture risk. Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency is reported to be high in thalassemic patients in many countries desp...

Zinc and Copper Status in Children with Beta-Thalassemia Major

OBJECTIVE There are some reports in which a condition of zinc deficiency and its associated outcomes with a change in concentration of serum copper among the thalassemic patients has been highlighted. The aim of this prospective study was to determine the serum zinc and copper levels in children with beta-thalassemia major. METHODS In this cross sectional study all children under 12 years aff...

Vitamin D Status and Its Association with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Children

Vitamin D Status in Children with Iron Deficiency and/or Anemia

Background Iron and vitamin D inadequacy are both essential wellbeing issues, an extra advancement has been the vitamin D extra skeletal role. Late collecting proof demonstrates that vitamin D inadequacy is pervasive in people with pallor, we meant to recognize a potential relationship between vitamin D lack and iron insufficiency. Materials and Methods A case control study was done in Erbil, I...