Routine vitamin D testing in Saudi Arabia shows nearly half of patients have deficiency levels.
Half of patients tested for vitamin D levels were found to be deficient
This retrospective cross-sectional analysis evaluated serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in 14,369 patients at a Saudi hospital. The m…
A large analysis of routine tests shows nearly half of patients had low vitamin D, highlighting a widespread need for better public health m…
Pre-diagnostic vitamin D deficiency linked to higher thyroid cancer risk in a large retrospective cohort.
Could low vitamin D before diagnosis raise your risk of developing thyroid cancer?
This retrospective propensity score–matched cohort study analyzed adults aged ≥ 18 y with serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D measurements within the …
Low vitamin D levels before a thyroid cancer diagnosis are linked to a higher risk of developing the disease over ten years, according to ne…
Vitamin D deficiency associated with depression in adolescents and young adults, stronger in females
Vitamin D deficiency linked to depression in adolescents and young adults, especially females
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 27,956 adolescents and young adults found vitamin D deficiency (<50 nmol/L) was associated with dep…
Young people with low vitamin D levels are twice as likely to have depression, a link that is especially strong in females.
Vitamin D3 supplementation improved exercise tolerance in deficient male COPD patients in small RCT
Vitamin D supplements linked to better walking ability in men with COPD and low vitamin D
A 26-week double-blind RCT in 40 vitamin D3-deficient male COPD patients found that oral vitamin D3 supplementation (80,000 IU/week then adj…
Men with COPD and low vitamin D levels walked farther and felt less breathless after taking supplements for six months.