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Serum Vitamin D Level and Efficacy of Vitamin D Supplementation in Children with Atopic Dermatitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Table 2

Characteristics of included studies on serum 25 (OH) D level between AD patients and healthy controls.

StudyYearStudy population age (AD group/control group) (years)Study sizeLocation

Lipińska et al.2021Median age (7/8)75 cases, 37control subjectsPoland
Ahmed et al.2021Mean age (11/9.2)100 cases, 101 control subjectsEgypt
Sanmartin et al.2020Age range (0-12/0-12)134 cases, 105 control subjectsSpain
Xiang et al.2019Mean age (5.1/3.2)81 cases, 65 control subjectsChina
Lee et al.2019Mean age (8.6/9.4)135 cases, 65 control subjectsMalaysia
Daniluk et al.2019Median age (6/5.5)29 cases, 22 control subjectsPoland
Machura et al.2018Age range (2-14/2-14)57 cases, 34 control subjectsPoland
Dogru et al.2018Mean age (5.6/5.4)69 cases, 70 control subjectsTurkey
Su et al.2017Mean age (6.5/7.4)60 cases, 37 control subjectsTurkey
D’Auria et al.2017Mean age (6.2/6.1)52 cases, 43 control subjectsItaly
Sharma et al.2017Mean age (6.1/6.7)40 cases, 40 control subjectsIndia
Cheon et al.2015Median age (6/6)91 cases, 32 control subjectsKorea
Wang et al.2014Median age (6/5.5)498 cases, 328 control subjectsHong Kong
El Taieb et al.2013Mean age (6.1/6.5)29 cases, 30 control subjectsEgypt