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Comparing the effects of sun exposure and vitamin D supplementation on vitamin D insufficiency, and immune and cardio-metabolic function: the Sun Exposure and Vitamin D Supplementation (SEDS) Study [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND Adults living in the sunny Australian climate are at high risk of skin cancer, but vitamin D deficiency (defined here as a serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentration of less than 50 nmol/L) is also common.
Beilin, Lawrence J., Black, Lucinda J., Gies, Peter, Gorman, Shelley, Hart, Prue H., Hartley, Mica, Hoare, Samuel, King, Kerryn, King, Laura, Lithander, Fiona E., Lucas, Robyn, Marshall, Kushani, Mori, Trevor A., Neale, Rachel E., Pandeya, Nirmala, Sherriff, Jill, Slevin, Terry, Swaminathan, Ashwin, Wyatt, Candy, Xiang, Fan   +19 more
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Vitamin D deficiency contributes directly to the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) [PDF]

, 2015
Rationale: Vitamin D deficiency has been implicated as a pathogenic factor in sepsis and intensive therapy unit mortality but has not been assessed as a risk factor for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Causality of these associations has never
A. M. Turner, A. R. Martineau, Amrein, B. Naidu, Bernard, C. R. Bassford, Calfee, Cannell, Chishimba, Craig, D. G. Bartis, D. M. Sansom, D. Parekh, D. Park, D. R. Thickett, E. Sapey, Edelson, Eisner, F. Gao, Flynn, Froicu, G. D. Perkins, Grant, Hewison, Holick, K. B. Christopher, Kempker, Lax, Leow, M. S. Cooper, Mohamed, Nathani, O'Kane, P. M. Stewart, Parekh, Parekh, Parekh, Perkins, Perkins, Perkins, R. C. A. Dancer, R. Mahida, Remmelts, S. Lax, S. Zheng, Takano, Thomas, V. D'Souza, van Schoor, W. D. Fraser, W. Wei, Ware   +51 more
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Significant Independent Predictors of Vitamin D Deficiency in Inpatients and Outpatients of a Nephrology Unit

International Journal of Endocrinology, 2013
Aims. Kidney disease was found to be a major risk factor for vitamin D deficiency in a population study of patients hospitalized. The aims of the study were to describe the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency inpatients and outpatients in a nephrology ...
Recep Bentli, Hulya Taskapan, Halil Toktaş, Ozkan Ulutas, Adnan Ozkahraman, Melda Comert   +5 more
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Deletion of vitamin D receptor leads to premature emphysema/COPD by increased matrix metalloproteinases and lymphoid aggregates formation [PDF]

, 2011
Deficiency of vitamin D is associated with accelerated decline in lung function. Vitamin D is a ligand for nuclear hormone vitamin D receptor (VDR), and upon binding it modulates various cellular functions.
Hwang, Jae-woong, Rahman, Irfan, Sun, Jun, Sundar, Isaac K, Wu, Shaoping   +4 more
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Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Patients With Hip Fracture Seen in an Orthogeriatric Service in Sunny Singapore

Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation, 2014
Background: Vitamin D deficiency is common in older adults in Western countries with seasonal winters, when the amount of sunlight is much reduced. There is a paucity of data on the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in patients with hip fracture in ...
Rani Ramason MBChB, MRCP, DGM, FAMS, Natesan Selvaganapathi MBBS, DA, MD, MRCP, FAMS, Noor Hafizah Binte Ismail MBBS, MRCP, FAMS, Wei Chin Wong MBBS, MRCP, FAMS, Ganesan Naidu Rajamoney MBBS, FRCS, FAMS, Mei Sian Chong MBBS, FRCP, FAMS   +5 more
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Association between vitamin d deficiencies in sarcoidosis with disease activity, course of disease and stages of lung involvements [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Despite negative association between 25-hydroxy vitamin D and incidence of many chronic respiratory diseases, this feature was not well studied in sarcoidosis. Current study investigated the association between 25-hydroxy vitamin D deficiency
Abedini, A, Adcock, IM, Kazempour-Dizaji, M, Kiani, A, Mirenayat, MS, Mortaz, E, Taghavi, K   +6 more
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Vitamin D Deficiency

Kaur J, Khare S, Sizar O, Givler A.
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Vitamin D deficiency in northern Taiwan: a community-based cohort study

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Vitamin D deficiency has become an important public health problem, however few studies have been conducted in subtropical countries, and the predictors of vitamin D deficiency in people with healthy renal function are unclear.
Ming-Jse Lee, Heng-Jung Hsu, I-Wen Wu, Chiao-Yin Sun, Ming-Kuo Ting, Chin-Chan Lee   +5 more
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The frequency of vitamin D deficiency in chronic kidney disease and its relation with baseline mineral bone markers

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 2020
Objective: To assess the frequency of Vitamin D deficiency in chronic kidney disease and its association with baseline mineral bone markers in patients visiting nephrology clinics.
Shoukat Memon, Ashar Alam, Sundus Iftikhar   +2 more
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Vitamin D Deficiency in Medical Inpatients: A Retrospective Study of Implications of Untreated versus Treated Deficiency

Nutrition and Metabolic Insights, 2016
Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency may further increase fracture risk in patients with decreased bone mineral density. A cross-sectional study on serum vitamin D concentrations in medical inpatients was conducted at Bassetlaw District General ...
Syed Asher Hussain Zaidi, Gurjit Singh, Olukolade Owojori, Ram Kela, Shirley Spoors, Mohamed Abbas, Florence Barton, Caroline Rogers   +7 more
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