@article{Musharraf_Sandhu_Mumtaz_Rashid_2017, title={ROLE OF VITAMIN D IN PREVENTION OF ACUTE EXACERBATION OF BRONCHIAL ASTHMA IN ADULTS}, volume={31}, url={https://www.jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/2111}, abstractNote={Objective: To determine role of vitamin D in prevention of acute exacerbation<br />of bronchial asthma in adults when added to standard treatment.<br />Methodology: The study included 80 patients of either gender with age ranging<br />from 16 to 46 years. Bronchial asthma diagnosed for at least 1 year and<br />vitamin D levels below 30 ng/ml, no history of smoking, intake of vitamin D 6<br />months before trial or other chronic diseases were included in the study. They<br />were randomly divided into two groups by using computer generated random<br />number table, group A and group B and were given combination of standard<br />treatment of bronchial asthma and vitamin D vs standard treatment only respectively.<br />Results: 25(62.5%) were male in group A while 21(52.5%) were male in group<br />B. Mean age of study population was 29.56 ±8.06 years. Vitamin D was found<br />more effective in prevention of exacerbations of bronchial asthma (P value<br />0.003).<br />Conclusion: Vitamin D was efficacious in bronchial asthma in terms of prevention<br />in number of exacerbations when added to standard treatment.<h1><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span></strong></h1>}, number={3}, journal={Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute}, author={Musharraf, Muhammad Usman and Sandhu, Ghaanfar Ali and Mumtaz, Muhammad Usman and Rashid, Muhammad Farhan}, year={2017}, month={Aug.} }