发烧儿童的血清维生素A水平有和没有发作:一项比较研究
Elham Bakhtiari1, Farhad Heydarian2, Fatemeh Azmoudeh2
1Eye Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Heliyon
|August 10, 2023
概括
血清维生素A水平在发烧儿童和发烧 (FS) 儿童之间没有差异. 然而,在24个月以上的儿童中,FS组中观察到更高的维生素A水平,这表明它可能在老年儿童中发挥作用.
科学领域:
- 儿科 儿科 儿科
- 神经学 神经学
- 营养科学 营养科学
背景情况:
- 维生素和抗氧化剂在发烧 (FS) 中的作用正在调查中.
- 维生素A对发作的影响是有争议的,它有可能抑制或引起发作.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较发烧儿童和患有发烧的儿童的血清维生素A水平.
- 研究不同年龄组维生素A水平与发烧发作之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 一项横截面研究包括80名6至60个月的儿童,分为40名发烧儿童和40名FS儿童.
- 从血液样本中测量血清维生素A水平和其他血液参数.
主要成果:
- 总体而言,发烧和FS组之间没有发现血清维生素A水平的显著差异.
- 在24个月以上的儿童中,FS组的血清维生素A水平明显高于发烧组 (p=0.01).
- 在24个月以下的儿童中没有观察到显著差异.
结论:
- 血清维生素A水平在一般发烧儿童和没有发作儿童之间似乎没有差异.
- 一个令人惊的发现是FS的年长儿童 (24个月以上) 的维生素A水平升高.
- 需要进一步的研究来验证这些发现,并阐明维生素A在儿科发作中的作用.
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