Baseline Vitamin D as a predictor of mortality among hospitalized patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in an endemically Vitamin D-deficient area in North India

Baseline Vitamin D as a predictor of mortality among hospitalized patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in an endemically Vitamin D-deficient area in North India

Background: Conflicting data suggest that Vitamin D reduces the risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and COPD exacerbations. Scant data are available regarding the Vitamin D status in patients with COPD in India where Vitamin D deficiency is rampant. Objectives: We set out...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Ramzan Bhat, Shabir Ahmad Dar, Mir Waseem, Mir Nadeem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publisher 2020-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Respiratory Care
Subjects:
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
hazard ratio
mortality
vitamin d
Online Access:http://www.ijrconline.org/article.asp?issn=2277-9019;year=2020;volume=9;issue=1;spage=88;epage=93;aulast=Bhat

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