Vitamin D levels in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy patients: a meta-analysis.

Anji Xiong Shifeng Zhou Can Liu Ziyi Hu Chuanmei Xie Xiaoli Zheng Xiongyan Luo

Published in: Postgraduate medicine (2024)

This meta-analysis showed correlations between vitamin D level and IIM. The results indicated, VDD may be a risk factor for IIM, a determinant of immune dysregulation in IIM, or a consequence of IIM. Also, it implied further research to determine whether vitamin D supplementation is beneficial for patients with IIM.

Keyphrases

systematic review
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
randomized controlled trial
oxidative stress
patient reported outcomes
muscular dystrophy