Vitamin D deficiency predicts severe acute pancreatitis.
United European Gastroenterol J. 2019 Feb;7(1):90-95. doi: 10.1177/2050640618811489.
Huh JH1, Kim JW1, Lee KJ1.
1 Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Republic of Korea.
- Pancreatitis and Vitamin D - many studies
- Severe acute pancreatitis treated in 11 ways by Omega-3 in just 7 days – RCT April 2018
Items in both categories Omega-3 and Inflammation are listed here:
- Opioid addiction reduced by Omega-3 (gut inflammation in mice) – Aug 2019
- Treat wounds, stop inflammation with nanoemulsion textile of Omega-3 and Resveratrol - Sept 2019
- Inflammation is reduced by each of the following: Vitamin D, Omega-3, Diet
- Sepsis reduced the Omega-3 response and half life – April 2019
- Pollutants increase Respiratory problems, Vitamin D, Omega-3, etc. decrease them – May 2018
- Severe acute pancreatitis treated in 11 ways by Omega-3 in just 7 days – RCT April 2018
- Omega-3 treats animal inflammation better than human (those studies use higher doses and different ratios than for humans) - March 2018
- Omega-3 helps muscles and reduces inflammation, lipids, and insulin – Nov 2015
- Omega-3 improves gut bacteria, reduces inflammation and depression – Dec 2017
- Can burn pain be relieved by 4 g of Omega-3 and 2,000 IU of vitamin D – RCT due 2021
- 2.7 fewer days in hospital after surgery if had taken Omega-3 (19 RCT) – meta-analysis – June 2017
- Sepsis: 4 fewer days in ICU if add Omega-3 – meta-analysis of 12 RCT – June 2017
- Omega-3 reduces many psychiatric disorders – 2 reviews 2016
- Depression due to inflammation reduced by Omega-3 (children and pregnant) – Nov 2015
- Omega-7 - in addition to Omega-3
- Inflammation reduction through diet: Omega-3 etc. Feb 2014
- Traumatic brain injury treated by Vitamin D Progesterone Omega-3 and glutamine – May 2013
- Omega-3 reduced vitamin D3 inflammation for obese – RCT Jan 2013
BACKGROUND: The ability to predict the severity of disease is important to reduce morbidity and mortality in patients with acute pancreatitis (AP). Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with severity in various diseases.
OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to assess vitamin D as a predictor of disease severity in patients with AP.
METHODS: Patients with AP were prospectively enrolled at Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine from March 2015 to September 2017. Serum vitamin D was analyzed as soon as AP was diagnosed. The level of vitamin D was classified as normal (>20 ng/ml), insufficient (>10 and ≤20 ng/ml) or deficient (≤10 ng/ml).
RESULTS:
Among 242 patients with AP, the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency was 56.2%, and 28.5% of patients had vitamin D insufficiency. Serum vitamin D level was negatively correlated with severity indexes, such as the Atlanta classification, Computed Tomography Severity Index, Bedside Index for Severity of Acute Pancreatitis, and Ranson score. The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency increased with severity of AP according to the Atlanta classification.
Vitamin D deficiency was the independent factor for predicting severe AP (OR 5.37, 95% CI 1.13-25.57, p = 0.015) and intensive care unit admission (OR 3.09, 95% CI 1.24-7.69, p = 0.035).
CONCLUSION: Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased severity of AP and is a predictor for intensive care unit admission.