Yomna E Dean, Sameh Samir Elawady, Wangpan Shi, Ahmed A Salem, Arinnan Chotwatanapong, Haya Ashraf, Tharun Reddi, Prashant Obed Reddy Dundi, Waleed Yasser Habash, Mohamed Yasser Habash, Safaa Ahmed, Hana M Samir, Ahmed Elsayed, Aryan Arora, Abhinav Arora, Abdelrahman Elsayed, Tamer Mady, Yousef Tanas, Yusef Hazimeh, Mohamed Alazmy, Hani Aiash
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Low serum Vitamin D levels have been associated with diabetic nephropathy (DN). Our study aimed to analyse the serum levels of vitamin D in patients suffering from DN and the subsequent changes in serum vitamin D levels as the disease progresses. METHODS: PubMed, Embase, SCOPUS and Web of Science were searched using keywords such as '25 hydroxyvitamin D' and 'diabetic nephropathy'. We included observational studies that reported the association between the serum 25 hydroxy vitamin D levels and diabetic nephropathy without restriction to age, gender, and location...
September 24, 2023: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism