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ERIC Number: EJ1264077
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Sep
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
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The Association between Serum Vitamin D3 Levels and Autism among Jordanian Boys
Alzghoul, Loai; AL-Eitan, Laith N.; Aladawi, Mohammad; Odeh, Maher; Abu Hantash, Osama
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v50 n9 p3149-3154 Sep 2020
This study assesses the correlation between vitamin-D deficiency and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Jordan. We performed a case--controlled cross-sectional analysis to assess vitamin D levels in 83 children with ASD aged less than 8 years old compared to 106 healthy controls. In addition, the association between vitamin D deficiencies and gastrointestinal (GI) complains and electroencephalogram (EEG) abnormalities commonly found in children with ASD was investigated. Vitamin D levels in ASD patients were significantly lower. Also, Vitamin D levels in ASD patients had significant correlation with GI complains, but no correlation between vitamin D levels and Ca[superscript 2+] or EEG abnormalities was detected. These data suggest a possible role for vitamin D deficiency in the pathophysiology of ASD.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Jordan
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