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JOURNAL OF VOICE
Volume 34, Issue 5, Pages 743-747Publisher
MOSBY-ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2019.03.007
Keywords
Vitamin D deficiency; Dysphonia; Dysphagia; EAT-10; VHI-10
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Objective. To investigate the prevalence of phonatory and swallowing symptoms in patients with hypovitaminosis D. Methods/Design. All patients presenting to the endocrinology clinic and investigated for vitamin D deficiency between January 2018 and April 2018 were asked to participate in this study. Demographic data included age, gender, allergy, and history of smoking. Patients filled Voice handicap Index (VHI-10) and Eating Assessment Tool (EAT-10). Results. A total of 136 consecutive subjects presenting to the endocrinology clinic for vitamin D testing were included: 60 with hypovitaminosis D and 76 with no hypovitaminosis D. The mean vitamin D level in the study group and controls was 13.25 ng/mL and 31.91 ng/mL, respectively. There was no significant difference in the mean score of VHI-10, nor in the mean score of EAT-10 in patients with hypovitaminosis D versus those with no hypovitaminosis D (P value >0.05). Conclusion. There was no significant difference in the prevalence of phonatory and dysphagia symptoms using VHI-10 and EAT-10 questionnaires between subjects with hypovitaminosis D and those with normal serum vitamin D levels.
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