Vitamin K1 and K2 in the Diet of Patients in the Long Term after Kidney Transplantation
Vitamin K, especially its K2 form, is considered to be a protective factor against developing vascular changes and bone lesions that are common complications in kidney transplant (KTx) recipients. There is a growing number of studies showing that KTx patients are at risk of vitamin K deficiency. The...
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author | Małgorzata Kluch Patrycja Bednarkiewicz Magdalena Orzechowska Piotr Grzelak Ilona Kurnatowska |
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description | Vitamin K, especially its K2 form, is considered to be a protective factor against developing vascular changes and bone lesions that are common complications in kidney transplant (KTx) recipients. There is a growing number of studies showing that KTx patients are at risk of vitamin K deficiency. The aim of this study was to evaluate the intake of vitamin K1 and K2 in the diet of patients in the late period after KTx. During a routine visit at one outpatient transplantation clinic in Central Europe, a diet survey questionnaire was filled in by 151 clinically stable KTx recipients and compared with medical history, anthropometric measurements and laboratory tests. Mean vitamin K1 intake was 120.9 ± 49 μg/day and vitamin K2 (MK, menaquinone) intake 28.69 ± 11.36 μg/day, including: MK-4: 25.9 ± 9.9 μg/day; MK-5: 0.1 ± 0.2 μg/day; MK-6: 0.2 ± 0.4 μg/day; MK-7: 0.2 ± 0.23 μg/day; MK-8: 1 ± 1.9 μg/day; MK-9: 0.9 ± 2.3 μg/day; and MK-10: 0.2 ± 0.5 μg/day. Our study showed that KTx recipients’ diets contained adequate amounts of vitamin K1, whereas the intake of vitamin K2 seemed insufficient. |
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spelling | doaj.art-b7440e4eaa124d3aa8e738eb8a16869b2023-11-24T11:51:38ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432022-11-011423507010.3390/nu14235070Vitamin K1 and K2 in the Diet of Patients in the Long Term after Kidney TransplantationMałgorzata Kluch0Patrycja Bednarkiewicz1Magdalena Orzechowska2Piotr Grzelak3Ilona Kurnatowska4Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital Research Institute, 93-338 Lodz, PolandDepartment of Internal Medicine and Transplant Nephrology, Medical University of Lodz, 90-153 Lodz, PolandDepartment of Molecular Carcinogenesis, Medical University of Lodz, 90-752 Lodz, PolandDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging, Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital Research Institute, 93-338 Lodz, PolandDepartment of Internal Medicine and Transplant Nephrology, Medical University of Lodz, 90-153 Lodz, PolandVitamin K, especially its K2 form, is considered to be a protective factor against developing vascular changes and bone lesions that are common complications in kidney transplant (KTx) recipients. There is a growing number of studies showing that KTx patients are at risk of vitamin K deficiency. The aim of this study was to evaluate the intake of vitamin K1 and K2 in the diet of patients in the late period after KTx. During a routine visit at one outpatient transplantation clinic in Central Europe, a diet survey questionnaire was filled in by 151 clinically stable KTx recipients and compared with medical history, anthropometric measurements and laboratory tests. Mean vitamin K1 intake was 120.9 ± 49 μg/day and vitamin K2 (MK, menaquinone) intake 28.69 ± 11.36 μg/day, including: MK-4: 25.9 ± 9.9 μg/day; MK-5: 0.1 ± 0.2 μg/day; MK-6: 0.2 ± 0.4 μg/day; MK-7: 0.2 ± 0.23 μg/day; MK-8: 1 ± 1.9 μg/day; MK-9: 0.9 ± 2.3 μg/day; and MK-10: 0.2 ± 0.5 μg/day. Our study showed that KTx recipients’ diets contained adequate amounts of vitamin K1, whereas the intake of vitamin K2 seemed insufficient.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/23/5070kidney transplantationvitamin Kdiet |
spellingShingle | Małgorzata Kluch Patrycja Bednarkiewicz Magdalena Orzechowska Piotr Grzelak Ilona Kurnatowska Vitamin K1 and K2 in the Diet of Patients in the Long Term after Kidney Transplantation Nutrients kidney transplantation vitamin K diet |
title | Vitamin K1 and K2 in the Diet of Patients in the Long Term after Kidney Transplantation |
title_full | Vitamin K1 and K2 in the Diet of Patients in the Long Term after Kidney Transplantation |
title_fullStr | Vitamin K1 and K2 in the Diet of Patients in the Long Term after Kidney Transplantation |
title_full_unstemmed | Vitamin K1 and K2 in the Diet of Patients in the Long Term after Kidney Transplantation |
title_short | Vitamin K1 and K2 in the Diet of Patients in the Long Term after Kidney Transplantation |
title_sort | vitamin k1 and k2 in the diet of patients in the long term after kidney transplantation |
topic | kidney transplantation vitamin K diet |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/23/5070 |
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