Vitamin D deficiency is an important health problem in the general population and in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC), in which the prevalence of vitamin D deficit ranges between 46% and 92%.1 In addition to its crucial role in the regulation of bone homeostasis, vitamin D has a broad range of nonskeletal effects including cardiovascular, immunomodulatory, metabolic, neuro‐muscular and brain functions.2 Recently, several studies showed that vitamin D deficiency is associated with worsening of physical and mental functions,2 thus affecting negatively quality of life in patients with chronic diseases such as chronic kidney disease3 and rheumatoid arthritis.4
Vitamin D deficiency and health-related quality of life in chronic hepatitis C / Palazzo, Donatella; Biliotti, Elisa; Esvan, Rozenn; Volpicelli, Lorenzo; Franchi, Cristiana; Fontanelli Sulekova, Lucia; Spaziante, Martina; Santori, Marta; Rugova, Alban; Rucci, Paola; Taliani, Gloria; Esvan, Rozenn. - In: JOURNAL OF VIRAL HEPATITIS. - ISSN 1352-0504. - (2019), pp. 1-4. [10.1111/jvh.13076]
Vitamin D deficiency and health-related quality of life in chronic hepatitis C
Biliotti, Elisa;Volpicelli, Lorenzo;Franchi, Cristiana;Fontanelli Sulekova, Lucia;Spaziante, Martina;Taliani, Gloria;ESVAN, ROZENN
2019
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Vitamin D deficiency is an important health problem in the general population and in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC), in which the prevalence of vitamin D deficit ranges between 46% and 92%.1 In addition to its crucial role in the regulation of bone homeostasis, vitamin D has a broad range of nonskeletal effects including cardiovascular, immunomodulatory, metabolic, neuro‐muscular and brain functions.2 Recently, several studies showed that vitamin D deficiency is associated with worsening of physical and mental functions,2 thus affecting negatively quality of life in patients with chronic diseases such as chronic kidney disease3 and rheumatoid arthritis.4File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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