Solar Radiation and Vitamin D: Mitigating Environmental Factors in Autoimmune Disease : Table 3

Table 3: Autoimmunity and factors that relate to vitamin D-sensitive diseases.


Parameters relating to vitamin D	Multiple Sclerosis	Type 1 diabetes	Rheumatoid arthritis	Autoimmune disease of thyroid	Inflammatory bowel disease

Incidence seasonality	+	+	+	+	−
Seasonality of birth	+	+	−	+	+
Latitude	+	+	+	N/A	+
Altitude	+	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Temperature	+	+	N/A	+	N/A
BMI	+	+	+	N/A	+
Race (skin tone)	+	+	−	N/A	N/A
UV radiance	+	+	+	+	+
Vitamin D intake	+	+	+	+	+

Evidence from studies listed in the paper for positive correlation of vitamin D-sensitive parameters in each disease. +: positive correlation, −: negative correlation, N/A: information lacking.