Vitamin-D deficiency is encountered in almost all egyptian stage 3-5 chronic kidney disease patients in spite of the sunny weather

Currently, there is no available data about Vitamin D status among Egyptian chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. This cross-sectional study is looking for the prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency among Stage 3a-5 CKD Egyptian patients and its possible associations. We studied 1624 Stage 3a-5 CKD adu...

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Main Authors: Usama Sharaf El Din, Ahmed Fayed, Mahmoud M El Nokeety, Dina O Abdulazim, Mona M Salem, on behalf of the Vascular Calcification Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2019;volume=30;issue=6;spage=1389;epage=1397;aulast=El