Open AccessVitamin D status and risk of ischemic stroke in North Indian patients
Author(s) -
Anu Gupta,
Sudesh Prabhakar,
Manish Modi,
Sanjay Kumar Bhadada,
Vivek Lal,
Dheeraj Khurana
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.139241
Subject(s) - medicine , vitamin d deficiency , vitamin d and neurology , parathyroid hormone , stroke (engine) , diabetes mellitus , context (archaeology) , ischemic stroke , case control study , endocrinology , ischemia , calcium , mechanical engineering , engineering , paleontology , biology
Accumulating evidence suggests that vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased risk of stroke. Contributing mechanisms have been linked to the association of vitamin D deficiency with the presence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and atherosclerosis, however, the evidence is conflicting.