Association between 25(OH)D Level, Ultraviolet Exposure, Geographical Location, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Activity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

There is no consensus on the vitamin D levels and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to analyze the relationship between IBD and 25(OH)D, sun exposure, and latitude, and to determine whether vitamin D deficiency affects the severity of IBD.We searched t...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chao Lu, Jun Yang, Weilai Yu, Dejian Li, Zun Xiang, Yiming Lin, Chaohui Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4501705?pdf=render