Vitamin D deficiency is associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and exacerbation of COPD.

Komarla Sundararaja Lokesh Sindaghatta Krishnarao Chaya Biligere Siddaiah Jayaraj Attahalli Shivanarayanprasad Praveena Murali Krishna Purnima Madhivanan Mahesh Padukudru Anand

Published in: The clinical respiratory journal (2020)

In a rural population exposed to sunlight many hours a day throughout their lives, low Vitamin D levels were associated with COPD and exacerbations of COPD.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
south africa
intensive care unit
cystic fibrosis