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...
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| author | Sebastian Straube R. Andrew Moore Sheena Derry Ernst Hallier Henry J. McQuay |
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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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-75ef60f29de74832844075fd217e73ae2025-02-03T01:03:47ZengWileyInternational Journal of Endocrinology1687-83371687-83452010-01-01201010.1155/2010/753075753075Vitamin D and Chronic Pain in Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Patients—Investigation of the Relationship and Comparison with Native Western PopulationsSebastian Straube0R. Andrew Moore1Sheena Derry2Ernst Hallier3Henry J. McQuay4Department of Occupational and Social Medicine, University of Göttingen, Waldweg 37 B, 37073 Göttingen, GermanyPain Research, Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Level 6 West Wing, Oxford OX3 9DU, UKPain Research, Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Level 6 West Wing, Oxford OX3 9DU, UKDepartment of Occupational and Social Medicine, University of Göttingen, Waldweg 37 B, 37073 Göttingen, GermanyPain Research, Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Level 6 West Wing, Oxford OX3 9DU, UKVitamin 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/753075 |
| spellingShingle | Sebastian Straube R. Andrew Moore Sheena Derry Ernst Hallier Henry J. McQuay Vitamin D and Chronic Pain in Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Patients—Investigation of the Relationship and Comparison with Native Western Populations International Journal of Endocrinology |
| 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 |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/753075 |
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