Abstract
Objectives. Increasing 25-hydroxyvitamin D serum levels can prevent a wide range of diseases. There is a concern about increasing kidney stone risk with vitamin D supplementation. We used Grassroots Health data to examine the relationship between vitamin D status and kidney stone incidence. Methods. The study included 2012 participants followed prospectively for a median of 19 months. Thirteen individuals self-reported kidney stones during the study period. Multivariate logistic regression was applied to assess the association between vitamin D status and kidney stones. Results. We found no statistically significant association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and kidney stones (P = .42). Body mass index was significantly associated with kidney stone risk (odds ratio = 3.5; 95% confidence interval = 1.1, 11.3). Conclusions. We concluded that a serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level of 20 to 100 nanograms per milliliter has no significant association with kidney stone incidence.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1783-1787 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | American Journal of Public Health |
Volume | 104 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2014 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health