Association of Vitamin D Insufficiency with Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in HIV-Infected Persons

作者：Choi Andy I; Lo Joan C; Mulligan Kathleen; Schnell Amanda; Kalapus S Craig; Li Yongmei; Hunt Peter W; Martin Jeffrey N; Deeks Steven G; Hsue Priscilla Y^*

来源：Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2011, 52(7): 941-944.

DOI：10.1093/cid/ciq239

We observed an independent association between vitamin D insufficiency and higher carotid intima-media thickness in a cross-sectional analysis of 139 HIV-infected persons. If confirmed, these findings support a clinical trial of vitamin D supplementation to reduce cardiovascular events in HIV-infected persons.

• 出版日期2011-4-1