Arterial stiffness and 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in chronic kidney disease patients.
Journal:
Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)
PMID:
29267494
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Arterial stiffness refers to arterial wall rigidity, particularly developing in central vessels. Arterial stiffness increases in early stage chronic kidney disease (CKD), and it is a strong predictor of cardiovascular and all cause mortality. Vitamin D has beneficial effects on blood pressure, vascular endothelial function and arterial stiffness. 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) deficiency is quite common worldwide and in the CKD population. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of 25(OH)D deficiency and its relation with arterial stiffness in CKD.
Authors
Keywords
Aged
Blood Pressure
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Glomerular Filtration Rate
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Pulse Wave Analysis
Radioimmunoassay
Reference Standards
Reference Values
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
Sex Factors
Statistics, Nonparametric
Time Factors
Turkey
Vascular Stiffness
Vitamin D
Vitamin D Deficiency