TY - JOUR
T1 - Carotid intima-media thickness is not associated with vitamin D and PTH levels in patients admitted to an Internal Medicine Department
AU - Carnevale, Vincenzo
AU - Minonne, Rita
AU - De Matthaeis, Angela
AU - Annese, Maria Antonietta
AU - Tabacco, Patrizia
AU - D’Arcangelo, Palmina
AU - D’Amico, Graziella
AU - Scillitani, Alfredo
PY - 2014/11/21
Y1 - 2014/11/21
N2 - Vitamin D (25OHD) and/or parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels have been associated with common carotid intima-media thickness (IMT). We investigated such associations in inpatients consecutively admitted to an Internal Medicine Department. In 168 consecutive patients admitted to our department, 25 hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) was measured by means of RIA and PTH by means of ICMA, whereas IMT by means of ultrasonography. The main cardiovascular risk factors were also explored. In patients with either diabetes, or hypertension, or both, 25OHD values were not significantly lower than in other patients. No difference was found among the IMT values across tertiles of 25OHD level, as like as in the 25OHD, PTH, PTH/25OHD ratio values of patients either grouped by tertiles of IMT, or categorized according to IMT of 1.5 mm. IMT did not significantly associate with 25OHD, PTH, and PTH/25OHD ratio, whereas it positively associated with age (r = 0.281; p
AB - Vitamin D (25OHD) and/or parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels have been associated with common carotid intima-media thickness (IMT). We investigated such associations in inpatients consecutively admitted to an Internal Medicine Department. In 168 consecutive patients admitted to our department, 25 hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) was measured by means of RIA and PTH by means of ICMA, whereas IMT by means of ultrasonography. The main cardiovascular risk factors were also explored. In patients with either diabetes, or hypertension, or both, 25OHD values were not significantly lower than in other patients. No difference was found among the IMT values across tertiles of 25OHD level, as like as in the 25OHD, PTH, PTH/25OHD ratio values of patients either grouped by tertiles of IMT, or categorized according to IMT of 1.5 mm. IMT did not significantly associate with 25OHD, PTH, and PTH/25OHD ratio, whereas it positively associated with age (r = 0.281; p
KW - Inpatients
KW - Intima-media thickness
KW - PTH
KW - PTH/vitamin D ratio
KW - Vitamin D
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U2 - 10.1007/s12020-014-0191-4
DO - 10.1007/s12020-014-0191-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 24522615
AN - SCOPUS:84911954939
VL - 47
SP - 833
EP - 838
JO - Endocrine
JF - Endocrine
SN - 1355-008X
IS - 3
ER -