Assessment of the Association of Vitamin D and the Risk of Tuberculosis among End-Stage Kidney Disease Population

Assessment of the Association of Vitamin D and the Risk of Tuberculosis among End-Stage Kidney Disease Population

We investigated the role of vitamin D in the risk of tuberculosis (TB) among patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). The retrospective cohort was conducted with data of 20,985 patients with kidney disease and 20,985 controls without kidney disease (1:1 matching on age of cohort entry and sex)...

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Main Authors: Sithembiso Tiyandza Dlamini, Kyaw Moe Htet, Ei Chue Chue Theint, Wei-Ming Li, Hsin-Wen Chang, Hung-Pin Tu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Life
Subjects:
retrospective cohort study
kidney disease
end-stage kidney disease
vitamin D
tuberculosis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/12/11/1881

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