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| Year : 2020 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 51 |
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Correlation between vitamin D level and coronary artery calcification
Hamidreza Sajjadieh1, Amirreza Sajjadieh1, Zahra Kasaei Koopaei2, Shahram Oveisgharan3
1 Department of Internal Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran
2 Department of Pathology, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran
3 Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Amirreza Sajjadieh
Department of Internal Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan
Iran
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/jrms.JRMS_1080_18
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Background: Considering the role of Vitamin D in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and the relationship between coronary artery calcification (CAC) and CVD, we aimed to investigate the association between the serum level of Vitamin D and CAC. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study on 67 consecutive patients who were referred for performing computed tomography angiography. We used Spearman correlation to evaluate the relationship between Vitamin D and CAC and then linear regressions to control for demographics and vascular risk factors. Results: There was no association between CAC and Vitamin D levels (Spearman coefficient = −0.03, P = 0.805). After controlling for age, sex, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, and smoking, there was still no association between Vitamin D and CAC score (estimate = 0.001, S. E. = 0.020, P = 0.942). Conclusion: We did not find the association between the serum level of Vitamin D and coronary artery calcification.
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