Relationship between vitamin D levels and pediatric celiac disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

What It Covers

The paper reports a study of Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc in the context of celiac disease and gluten sensitivity, published as a meta-analysis.

In this study, the researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the relationship between Vitamin D and pediatric CD.

Why It Was Studied

The relationship between Vitamin D levels and pediatric celiac disease (CD) remains controversial.

Who the Included Studies Covered

By PubMed's age tags, the people studied were children.

How the Review Was Done

The researchers screened relevant studies from PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science published in English from January 1, 2000, to August 1, 2023.

The included studies were assessed according to the STROBE checklist.

Heterogeneity was quantified by Cochran's Q test and the I2 statistic.

Publication bias was estimated by Begg's test and Egger's test.

Meta-regression was used to detect potential sources of heterogeneity.

What Was Measured

The relationship between Vitamin D levels and pediatric celiac disease (CD) remains controversial.

The subject headings attached to it are Celiac Disease, Vitamin D, Vitamin D Deficiency and Calcifediol.

Author keywords: 25-hydroxyvitamin D3, Meta-analysis and Pediatric celiac disease.

What This Means in Plain Language

This is a meta-analysis of Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc in people with celiac disease and gluten sensitivity.

The abstract goes on to report its results in about 7 sentences; this page does not restate them, so read the paper for the findings and their limits.

The publication is from 2024 (BMC pediatrics), a journal based in England.

More context: the Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc compound page, Celiac disease and gluten sensitivity research.