Vitamin D and Chronic Pain in Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Patients-Investigation of the Relationship and Comparison with Native Western Populations
Vitamin D deficiency has been implicated in chronic pain. Immigrant and ethnic minority populations have been shown to have lower vitamin D levels than native Western populations and often to be vitamin D deficient. This systematic review investigates the relationship between vitamin D and chronic p...
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| author | Straube, S Moore, R Derry, S Hallier, E McQuay, H |
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| description | Vitamin D deficiency has been implicated in chronic pain. Immigrant and ethnic minority populations have been shown to have lower vitamin D levels than native Western populations and often to be vitamin D deficient. This systematic review investigates the relationship between vitamin D and chronic pain in immigrant and ethnic minority populations. Included were studies reporting on 25-OH vitamin D levels in immigrant/ethnic minority populations affected by chronic pain, and/or reporting on the treatment of chronic pain with vitamin D preparations in such populations. We found that 25-OH vitamin D levels were low and often deficient in immigrant/ethnic minority populations. Vitamin D levels depended on the latitude of the study location and hence sunlight exposure. There was insufficient evidence to reach a verdict on the value of treating chronic pain in immigrant/ethnic minority patients with vitamin D preparations because the studies were few, small, and of low quality. © 2010 Sebastian Straube et al. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:48c87f49-e769-4c71-bea0-0fc82845fe3b2022-03-26T15:27:41ZVitamin D and Chronic Pain in Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Patients-Investigation of the Relationship and Comparison with Native Western PopulationsJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:48c87f49-e769-4c71-bea0-0fc82845fe3bEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2010Straube, SMoore, RDerry, SHallier, EMcQuay, HVitamin D deficiency has been implicated in chronic pain. Immigrant and ethnic minority populations have been shown to have lower vitamin D levels than native Western populations and often to be vitamin D deficient. This systematic review investigates the relationship between vitamin D and chronic pain in immigrant and ethnic minority populations. Included were studies reporting on 25-OH vitamin D levels in immigrant/ethnic minority populations affected by chronic pain, and/or reporting on the treatment of chronic pain with vitamin D preparations in such populations. We found that 25-OH vitamin D levels were low and often deficient in immigrant/ethnic minority populations. Vitamin D levels depended on the latitude of the study location and hence sunlight exposure. There was insufficient evidence to reach a verdict on the value of treating chronic pain in immigrant/ethnic minority patients with vitamin D preparations because the studies were few, small, and of low quality. © 2010 Sebastian Straube et al. |
| spellingShingle | Straube, S Moore, R Derry, S Hallier, E McQuay, H Vitamin D and Chronic Pain in Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Patients-Investigation of the Relationship and Comparison with Native Western Populations |
| title | Vitamin D and Chronic Pain in Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Patients-Investigation of the Relationship and Comparison with Native Western Populations |
| title_full | Vitamin D and Chronic Pain in Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Patients-Investigation of the Relationship and Comparison with Native Western Populations |
| title_fullStr | Vitamin D and Chronic Pain in Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Patients-Investigation of the Relationship and Comparison with Native Western Populations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vitamin D and Chronic Pain in Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Patients-Investigation of the Relationship and Comparison with Native Western Populations |
| title_short | Vitamin D and Chronic Pain in Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Patients-Investigation of the Relationship and Comparison with Native Western Populations |
| title_sort | vitamin d and chronic pain in immigrant and ethnic minority patients investigation of the relationship and comparison with native western populations |
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