@article{ajmsm2016412,
author={{Jassim, Nizar A and Alrasool, Noor Hassan A. and Gorial, Faiq I},
title={Serum Vitamin D Level in Behcet¡¯s Disease: Single Center Study from Iraq},
journal={American Journal of Medical Sciences and Medicine},
volume={4},
number={1},
pages={8--10},
year={2016},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmsm/4/1/2},
issn={2327-6657},
abstract={<b>Background:</b> Behcet¡¯s disease (BD) is a multisystemic vasculitis. Low serum vitamin D status is closely associated with disease risk of BD. <b>Objective:</b> To evaluate serum vitamin D level in Iraqi patients with BD. <b>Patients and methods: </b>In this case control study, A 43 patients with BD were diagnosed according to International Study Group Criteria and 24 healthy persons recruited as a control group were enrolled in the study. Total serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (vitamin D) was assessed in both groups and levels ¡Ý22 ng/ml were considered sufficient, while levels of &lt;22 ng/ml were considered low. <b>Results:</b> The mean age for BD patients was 34.2¡À9.6 years compared to 31.8¡À6.5 years in control group. Male represented 69% in BD and 70% of healthy controls. Mean disease duration for BD was 5.9¡À6.7 years. The mean BMI of BD patients was 27.1¡À4.5 Kg/m<SUP>2</SUP> compared to 27.4¡À3.5 Kg/m<SUP>2 </SUP>in controls. The demographic and clinical characteristics of study sample showed no significant clinical difference between patients and controls apart from current smoking which was significantly associated with BD (P &lt; 0.05). Serum vitamin D levels were significantly lower in patients with BD than controls (P&lt;0.001). Serum vitamin D levels were significantly inversely correlated with BD duration. <b>Conclusion:</b> serum vitamin D levels were significantly lower in BD patients compared to controls.},
doi={10.12691/ajmsm-4-1-2}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}