Vitamin D deficiency is associated with respiratory symptoms and airway wall thickening in smokers with and without COPD: a prospective cohort study

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with respiratory symptoms and airway wall thickening in smokers with and without COPD: a prospective cohort study

Abstract Background Previous studies have established a higher prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in patients with COPD, but the relationship between vitamin D levels and COPD exacerbations remains controversial. In addition, the effect of vitamin D levels on imaging characteristics remains mostly u...

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Main Authors: Auyon J. Ghosh, Matthew Moll, Lystra P. Hayden, Jessica Bon, Elizabeth Regan, Craig P. Hersh, the COPDGene Investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
COPD
Vitamin D
Respiratory symptoms
Quantitative imaging
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-020-1148-4

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