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Prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in severely obese subjects referred to bariatric surgery

ABSTRACT: Study Design: Cross-sectional. Objective: Estimating the prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in a group of severely obese subjects referred to bariatric surgery. Methods: This study evaluated severely obese patients aged ≥18 years assisted by a specialized team in bariatric surgery...

O papel da Vitamina D na pandemia de COVID-19: revisão integrativa

A vitamina D tem sido muito discutida quanto a sua utilização em meio à pandemia de Covid-19 como tratamento de suporte. Neste sentido, o presente trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar possíveis vantagens no uso da vitamina D, assim como avaliar sua eficácia e segurança como tratamento à Covid-19. T...

Circulating level of 25(OH)D3 with risk factors of asymptomatic adenoma and proximal non-adenoma colorectal polyps

ABSTRACT Background: An inverse association between circulating vitamin D and adenoma risk hasbeen reported, but less is known about proximal inflammatory-hyperplastic polyps.Purpose: To investigate circulating 25(OH)D3and risk factors of proximal inflammatory-hyperplastic and adenoma colorectal polyps....

Electrophysiological evaluation of carpal tunnel syndrome female patients after vitamin D replacement

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 78 (4), 2020
Abstract Objective: The effects of vitamin D on the central and peripheral nervous system continue to be investigated today. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate pain and electrophysiologic response in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) who have undergone replacement therapy due to vitami...

Concentración de vitamina D en niños sanos de 12 a 24 meses que recibieron suplementación con vitamina D hasta el año en Turquía

Arch. argent. pediatr; 118 (2), 2020
Introducción. El objetivo fue evaluar la concentración de vitamina D en niños sanos de 12 a 24 meses suplementados con vitamina D (400 UI/día) durante el primer año.Métodos. Estudio descriptivo transversal entre junio de 2015 y mayo de 2016 en Estambul. Se incluyó a niños de 12 a 24 ...

Recidiva del hiperparatiroidismo secundario a enfermedad renal crónica en diálisis luego de la paratiroidectomía
Recurrence of secondary hyper¬parathyroidism in dialysis patients after parathyroidectomy

Actual. osteol; 16 (1), 2020
La paratiroidectomía (PTX) es la terapia de elección en el hiperparatiroidismo secundario a enfermedad renal crónica (HPT-ERC) resistente al tratamiento médico. El objetivo del presente estudio fue evaluar el resultado de la PTX a largo plazo y sus factores predictores. Métodos: estudio unicéntrico...

Serum levels of matrix metalloproteinase-2, -9, and vitamin D in patients with multiple sclerosis with or without herpesvirus-6 seropositivity

Braz. j. infect. dis; 24 (2), 2020
ABSTRACT In recent years, extreme attention has been focused on the role of human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) in multiple sclerosis (MS) pathogenesis. However, the pathogenesis of MS associated with HHV-6 infection remains unknown. In this study, we measured the serum levels of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-...

Chronic kidney disease is a main confounding factor for 25-vitamin D measurement

J. bras. nefrol; 42 (1), 2020
Abstract Background: Current guidelines recommend assessment of 25-vitamin D status in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Although significant differences among assays have been described, the impact of CKD on this variability has never been tested. Methods: We tested the variability between t...

Vitamin D serum levels and peripheral arterial disease among southern Brazilian adults

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between low serum vitamin D levels and peripheral arterial disease (PAD). METHODS A cross-sectional study with a consecutive sample of 133 individuals from Caxias do Sul, Brasil. We considered PAD patients those with an ankle-brachial index (ABI) Ͱ...

Fatores associados à demência em idosos

Resumo Analisar os fatores associados à demência em idosos atendidos em um ambulatório de memória da Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina (Unisul). Estudo transversal com análise de dados de prontuário no período de 01/2013 a 04/2016. O desfecho foi o diagnóstico clínico de demência. As variá...