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Vitamin D: a possible modifying factor linking obesity to vascular calcification in hemodialysis patients

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Title
Vitamin D: a possible modifying factor linking obesity to vascular calcification in hemodialysis patients
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Nutrition & Metabolism, March 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12986-017-0181-7
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Jwa-Kyung Kim, Mi Jin Park, Young Rim Song, Hyung Jik Kim, Sung Gyun Kim

Abstract

Obesity is a risk factor for increased cardiovascular disease. Whether vitamin D deficiency modifies this association is unclear. Here, we examined the association of obesity and vitamin D deficiency with vascular calcification score (VCS) in incident end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 213 ESRD patients. Vitamin D deficiency was defined as serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels below 10 ng/mL, and obesity was defined as a percentage of body fat (PBF) higher than the sex-specific median value in the cohort (>26.8% for men, >36.2% for women). VCS was measured by plain radiographic film of the lateral abdomen in the standing position. Most ESRD patients (76.6%) had 25(OH)D deficiency at the start of dialysis. The prevalence of 25(OH)D deficiency was much higher in obese patients than non-obese patients, and it had significant inverse association with PBF (r = -0.315, p < 0.001). Abdominal aortic calcification was identified in 104 (48.9%) patients. VCS was significantly higher in obese population; 2.6 (0-23) for all patients, 4.2 (0-23) for obese and 1.0 (0-12) for non-obese patients (p < 0.001). Interestingly, vitamin D deficiency was associated with greater risk of a high VCS, especially in obese population [odds ratio (OR) 3.02, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.09-9.38)], but not with non-obese patients (OR 1.82, 95% CI 0.56-5.60). The magnitude and direction of the association between obesity and the risk of vascular calcification may depend on an individual's 25(OH)D level, a possible representative marker of cardiometabolic disturbance in ESRD patients.

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Indonesia 1 4%
Unknown 26 96%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 6 22%
Professor 4 15%
Lecturer 3 11%
Student > Master 3 11%
Student > Doctoral Student 2 7%
Other 5 19%
Unknown 4 15%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 9 33%
Nursing and Health Professions 4 15%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 2 7%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 7%
Psychology 1 4%
Other 1 4%
Unknown 8 30%
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