Association of vitamin D insufficiency with carotid intima-media thickness in HIV-infected persons.

Choi, Andy I; Lo, Joan C; Mulligan, Kathleen; Schnell, Amanda; Kalapus, S Craig; Li, Yongmei; Hunt, Peter W; Martin, Jeffrey N et al. · Clin Infect Dis · 2011

cross_sectional · Level IV

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Abstract

We observed an independent association between vitamin D insufficiency and higher carotid intima-media thickness in a cross-sectional analysis of 139 HIV-infected persons. If confirmed, these findings support a clinical trial of vitamin D supplementation to reduce cardiovascular events in HIV-infected persons.

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