Niveles de Vitamina D en pacientes con y sin Enfermedad Renal Crónica, perfil clínico y epidemiológico: un análisis preeliminiar en un hospital de segundo nivel en quito, Ecuador.
André Benítez-Baldassari,
Estefanía León-Hernández,
Andrea Banegas-Sarmiento
et al.
Abstract:Vitamin D has been associated with different effects unrelated to bone-mineral metabolism, such as its association with arterial hypertension. This study determines the prevalence profile of vitamin D deficiency and
insufficiency in Ecuadorian patients, its epidemiological profile, and its relationship with other diseases such
as arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and chronic kidney disease. This is a pioneering study in Ecuador
of a retrospective type, carried out at the Pablo Arturo Suarez Hospital ov… Show more
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