PMID:
Dig Dis Sci. 2020 Mar 26. Epub 2020 Mar 26. PMID: 32219610
Abstract Title:
Influence of Severe Vitamin D Deficiency on the Clinical Course of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown vitamin D status to be associated with disease activity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but its influence on the clinical course of IBD has not been established.AIMS: We aimed to analyze whether the serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 [25(OH)D] status is associated with clinical characteristics and affects the risk of surgery in patients with IBD.METHODS: From the IBD registry of the Asan Medical Center, we identified all patients who had at least one 25(OH)D measurement; we then analyzed the association between clinical factors and 25(OH)D status. 25(OH)D was considered borderline deficient, deficient, and severely deficient at levels of
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