Impact of vitamin D deficiency on efficiency of rehabilitation programs in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
- Authors: Nikitin M.V.1, Aleksandrova N.V.2, Alekhina I.Y.3, Bezuglov I.D.4, Aleksandrov A.V.2,4, Zborovskaya I.A.2
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Affiliations:
- Sanatorium and Resort Complex “Vulan”, Research and Clinical Branch of the National Medical Research Center of Rehabilitation and Balneology
- А. Zborovsky Research Institute of Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology
- Stavropol State Medical University
- Volgograd State Medical University
- Issue: Vol 28, No 4 (2025)
- Pages: 1015-1022
- Section: SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1028-7221/article/view/333268
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.46235/1028-7221-17285-IOV
- ID: 333268
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Low blood vitamin D concentrations are associated with incidence, risk of development, activity and more severe clinical course of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). 58 patients with AS (males 62.1%, age 48 (39-58) years) were examined to study the impact of vitamin D deficiency on the efficiency of rehabilitation measures under the programs of sanatorium and resort therapy. Determination (25-OH) of vitamin D level, haematological indices SII (systemic immune-inflammation index; SII = number of platelets × number of neutrophils/number of lymphocytes) and SIRI (systemic inflammation response index; SIRI = number of neutrophils × number of monocytes/number of lymphocytes) were performed on admission to the sanatorium and before discharge. The average BASDAI disease activity index was 3.0 (2.4-3.5) points. Low AS activity was documented in 31% and moderate activity, in 69% of patients. The baseline vitamin D levels showed negative correlation with pain intensity score (VAS, visual analog score) during walking (ρ = -0.44, p < 0.001). Association of these measures at discharge persisted but was less significant (ρ = -0.27, p = 0.039). In the total group of AS patients, vitamin D deficiency (< 20 ng/mL) was observed in 13.8%, and mild deficiency levels (ranging from 20 to 29 ng/mL) have been revealed in 25.9% of cases. When comparing patients with normal (> 30 ng/mL) and reduced (≤ 29 ng/mL) vitamin D levels, significant differences were noted for VAS (p = 0.0025), ESR (p = 0.040) and SIRI (p = 0.046). All patients with AS were divided into two groups: Group I (n = 26) admitted for treatment from regions with low level of solar insolation; Group II (n = 32) arrived for treatment from regions with high insolation levels. Initially, a significantly lower vitamin D content was observed in AS patients in group I (p = 0.040). A three-week stay and treatment at the sanatorium (an area with high solar insolation) was associated with an increase in vitamin D levels (p = 0.027), and decreased VAS pain intensity (p = 0.017) only in group II patients. When testing the inflammatory markers, only SIRI showed a significant decrease in group II patients with AS in the course of treatment (p = 0.038). In conclusion, the hematological SIRI index objectively reflects clinical dynamics of AS patients arriving for sanatorium and resort therapy from the regions with different levels of solar insolation.
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M. V. Nikitin
Sanatorium and Resort Complex “Vulan”, Research and Clinical Branch of the National Medical Research Center of Rehabilitation and Balneology
Email: mv-nikitin@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9047-4311
SPIN-code: 7396-3069
PhD, MD (Medicine), Chief Medical Officer
Russian Federation, MoscowNinel V. Aleksandrova
А. Zborovsky Research Institute of Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology
Author for correspondence.
Email: nynel68@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8124-4239
SPIN-code: 1018-3699
Scopus Author ID: 57325790000
PhD (Medicine), Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Functional Research Methods, Ultrasound Diagnostics and Rehabilitation Therapy
Russian Federation, VolgogradIrina Y. Alekhina
Stavropol State Medical University
Email: postmaster@stgmu.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7968-4334
SPIN-code: 7762-5548
PhD (Medicine), Associate Professor, Department of Hospital Therapy
Russian Federation, StavropolIvan D. Bezuglov
Volgograd State Medical University
Email: i.bezuglov.d@bk.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0007-1579-5765
Master’s Student, Department of Hospital Therapy
Russian Federation, VolgogradAndrey V. Aleksandrov
А. Zborovsky Research Institute of Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology; Volgograd State Medical University
Email: imlab@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0686-4067
SPIN-code: 4755-0940
Scopus Author ID: 25645530000
PhD, MD (Medicine), Professor, Department of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics, Volgograd State Medical University; Head, Laboratory of Functional Research Methods, Ultrasound Diagnostics and Rehabilitation Therapy, А. Zborovsky Research Institute of Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology
Russian Federation, Volgograd; VolgogradIrina A. Zborovskaya
А. Zborovsky Research Institute of Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology
Email: zborovskayaia@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3898-7667
SPIN-code: 2165-4396
PhD, MD (Medicine), Professor, Director
Russian Federation, VolgogradReferences
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