Vitamin D deficiency is associated with respiratory symptoms and airway wall thickening in smokers with and without COPD: a prospective cohort study.
Auyon J GhoshMatthew MollLystra P HaydenJessica BonElizabeth ReganCraig P Hershnull nullPublished in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2020)
Vitamin D deficiency was associated with increased respiratory symptoms, decreased functional status, increased frequency of severe exacerbations, as well as airway wall thickening on chest CT scans. Further research is needed to determine the potential impact of vitamin D supplementation to improve disease outcomes.
Keyphrases
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- computed tomography
- dual energy
- contrast enhanced
- cystic fibrosis
- lung function
- sleep quality
- smoking cessation
- respiratory tract
- image quality
- positron emission tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- type diabetes
- air pollution
- physical activity
- insulin resistance
- drug induced
- adipose tissue