Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency Among Patients After Kidney Transplantation in Latvia

Abstract

Contributed by Rafails Rozentâls Nutritional Vitamin D deficiency is an increasingly recognised condition in chronic kidney 49.7 years (range: 11-80). Median time after transplantation was 6.5 years (range 0.8-16.4 years). Mean 25(OH)D level for all cohort was 22.71 ± 7.06 ng/mL; only 30/165 (18%) of patients were vitamin D sufficient. 71/165 (43%) patients showed insufficient 25(OH)D level, 62/165 (38%) patients were mildly vitamin D deficient, and 2/165 (1%) were severely vitamin D deficient. Serum creatinine level was negatively correlated with 25(OH)D (r = -0.21; P < 0.01). We also observed an inverse correlation between iPTH and 25(OH) D (r = -