Progression of diabetic nephropathy and vitamin D serum levels: A pooled analysis of 7722 patients.

Yomna E DeanSameh Samir ElawadyWangpan ShiAhmed A SalemArinnan ChotwatanapongHaya AshrafTharun ReddiPrashant Obed Reddy DundiWaleed Yasser HabashMohamed Yasser HabashSafaa AhmedHana M SamirAhmed ElsayedAryan AroraAbhinav AroraAbdelrahman ElsayedTamer MadyYousef TanasYusef HazimehMohamed AlazmyHani Aiash

Published in: Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism (2023)

Serum Vitamin D levels are lower among DN patients and keep declining as the disease progresses, suggesting its potential benefit as a prognostic marker. However, on reaching the macroalbuminuria stage (Grades 4 and 5), vitamin D is no longer a discriminating factor.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
diabetic nephropathy
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes