Open AccessSerum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Change in Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
Author(s) -
Ian H. de Boer,
Ronit Katz,
Michel Chonchol,
Joachim H. Ix,
Mark J. Sarnak,
Michael G. Shlipak,
David S. Siscovick,
Bryan Kestenbaum
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.02640311
Subject(s) - medicine , renal function , kidney disease , vitamin d and neurology , confidence interval , confounding , diabetes mellitus , urology , endocrinology , gastroenterology
Mounting evidence suggests that 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D prevents the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). It is not clear whether "nutritional" forms of vitamin D affect GFR.