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Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Increased Mortality Risk in Hemodialysis Patients
In a study involving 102 hemodialysis patients (57 male, 45 female, mean age: 60.5 years), subjects with 25(OH)D levels < or = 50 nmol/L were found to have significantly higher mortality rates than those with 25(OH)D levels above 50 nmol/L, according to Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. According to Cox multivariable regression modeling, the PTH level was found to be a predictor of mortality in this patient group. The study population as a whole was found to have vitamin D insufficiency. These results suggest that low vitamin D status may increase mortality in hemodialysis patients.
Reference:
"Vitamin D as a novel nontraditional risk factor for mortality in hemodialysis patients," Pecovnik-Balon B, Jakopin E, et al, There Apher Dial, 2009; 13(4): 268-72. (Address: Department of Nephrology, University Clinical Center Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia).
Reference:
"Vitamin D as a novel nontraditional risk factor for mortality in hemodialysis patients," Pecovnik-Balon B, Jakopin E, et al, There Apher Dial, 2009; 13(4): 268-72. (Address: Department of Nephrology, University Clinical Center Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia).
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