Corticosteroid use and bone mineral accretion in children with asthma: Effect modification by vitamin D Sze Man Tse, MDCM, H. William Kelly, PharmD, Augusto A. Litonjua, MD, MPH, Mark L. Van Natta, MHS, Scott T. Weiss, MD, MS, Kelan G. Tantisira, MD, MPH Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Volume 130, Issue 1, Pages 53-60.e4 (July 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.04.005 Copyright © 2012 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Difference in BMA between OCS-exposed and OCS-unexposed boys by category of OCS exposure and vitamin D sufficiency status. Vitamin D–insufficient boys who were exposed to more than 2 OCS courses per year had twice the difference in BMA compared with that seen in vitamin D–sufficient boys. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2012 130, 53-60.e4DOI: (10.1016/j.jaci.2012.04.005) Copyright © 2012 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Terms and Conditions