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Niveles plasmáticos de Vitamina D en adultos mayores de Lima Metropolitana, Perú

Rev. chil. nutr; 50 (5), 2023
Objetivo. Determinar los niveles plasmáticos de vitamina D y su relación con la ocupación, procedencia y los valores de calcio, leucocitos, hemoglobina y plaquetas en adultos mayores de Lima Metropolitana. Método. Estudio observacional descriptivo de corte transversal, participaron 100 adultos mayore...

Unraveling the complex link between vitamin D levels and cancer: A crucial understanding for designing future supplementation approaches

Abstract Numerous studies have underscored the essential role of sunlight in vitamin D synthesis, while other studies have examined the association between dietary supplementation and vitamin D levels in different oncologic indications. In certain oncologic types, low levels of vitamin D correlate with a...

Evaluation of vitamin D and inflammatory markers in elderly

Abstract Vitamin D is an immune modulator, in addition to being interrelated with calcium homeostasis and bone metabolism. Recent studies have associated vitamin D with inflammatory processes. C-reactive protein (CRP), platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) have been used t...

Prevalencia de la deficiencia de vitamina D en niños de Costa Rica

Acta méd. costarric; 63 (2), 2021
Abstract Objective: To determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in children in the South- Central Region of Costa Rica. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed with Costa Rican children aged 1-7 years from the South-Central Region of the country belonging to the Nutrition and Education Cen...

Associations between serum calcium, 25(OH)D level and bone mineral density in adolescents

Adv Rheumatol; 61 (), 2021
Abstract Backgrounds: It is important to improve our understanding of the roles of calcium and vitamin D in bone health for preventing osteoporosis. We aimed at exploring the associations between serum calcium, vitamin D level, and bone mineral density (BMD) in adolescents included in the National Healt...

Relación entre niveles de vitamina D y perfil lipídico en embarazadas de alto riesgo
Relationship between level of vitamin D and lipid profile in high risk pregnant women

Actual. osteol; 15 (3), 2019
En la Argentina, las embarazadas presentan alta prevalencia (80%) de hipovitaminosis D y de sobrepeso u obesidad (27,4%). Ambas condiciones pueden aumentar la morbimortalidad materno-fetal. Bajos niveles de vitamina D se han relacionado con aumento del colesterol total, LDL, triglicéridos (Tg) y descens...

Diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines for plaque psoriasis - Brazilian Society of Dermatology

An. bras. dermatol; 94 (2,supl.1), 2019
Abstract: Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects 1.3% of the Brazilian population. The most common clinical manifestations are erythematous, scaling lesions that affect both genders and can occur on any anatomical site, preferentially involving the knees, elbows, scalp and genitals. Bes...

Women with recurrent spontaneous abortion have decreased 25(OH) vitamin D and VDR at the fetal-maternal interface

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (11), 2017
Immunological mechanisms have been proposed to underlie the pathogenesis of recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA). Vitamin D has a potent immunomodulatory effect, which may affect pregnancy outcome. The objective of this study was to investigate 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH) D] concentration and vitamin D r...

Salud ósea en pacientes sometidos a trasplante de precursores hematopoyéticos: un nuevo problema a considerar

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (9), 2016
Background: Patients undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) are at increased risk of developing osteoporosis. Aim: To determine the frequency and severity of Vitamin D deficiency, secondary hyperparathyroidism and low bone mass in patients undergoing HCT. Patients and Methods: Analysis of th...