Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations Are Associated with Computed Tomography Markers of Subclinical Interstitial Lung Disease among Community-Dwelling Adults in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)
The Journal of Nutrition, Volume 148, Issue 7, 1 July 2018, Pages 1126–1134, https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxy066
Samuel M Kim Di Zhao Anna J Podolanczuk Pamela L Lutsey Eliseo Guallar Steven M Kawut R Graham Barr Ian H de Boer Bryan R Kestenbaum David J Lederer
- Cancer - Lung category listing has
55 items along with related searches - Search VitaminDWiki for ASBESTOS 79 items as of July 2018
- Vitamin D protects against lung cancer unless there is excess vitamin A – July 2012
- Lung Cancer death 60 percent less likely if high level of vitamin D – 2 meta-analysis 2017
- Liposomal Vitamin D cocktail targets some lung cancers – June 2018
- Lung Cancer patients were 2.4 times more likely to have a poor Vitamin D Receptor gene – July 2017
- Note: The blocking of Vitamin D by a Receptor is NOT noticed by a Vitamin D test
- Wonder how many with asbestos problems had poor Vitamin D receptors
- Smoking reduces vitamin D - many studies as with asbestors, increased vitamin D reduces repiratory problems
Background
Activated vitamin D has anti-inflammatory properties. 25-Hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] deficiency might contribute to subclinical interstitial lung disease (ILD).Objective
We examined associations between serum 25(OH)D concentrations and subclinical ILD among middle-aged to older adults who were free of cardiovascular disease at baseline.Methods
We studied 6302 Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) participants who had baseline serum 25(OH)D concentrations and computed tomography (CT) imaging spanning ≤ 10 y. Baseline cardiac CT scans (2000–2002) included partial lung fields. Some participants had follow-up cardiac CT scans at exams 2–5 and a full-lung CT scan at exam 5 (2010–2012), with a mean ± SD of 2.1 ± 1.0 scans. Subclinical ILD was defined quantitatively as high-attenuation areas (HAAs) between –600 and –250 Hounsfield units. We assessed associations of 25(OH)D with adjusted HAA volumes and HAA progression. We also examined associations between baseline 25(OH)D and the presence of interstitial lung abnormalities (ILAs) assessed qualitatively (yes or no) from full-lung CT scans at exam 5. Models were adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle factors (including smoking), and lung volumes.Results
The cohort's mean ± SD characteristics were 62.2 ± 10 y for age, 25.8 ± 10.9 ng/mL for 25(OH)D concentrations, and 28.3 ± 5.4 for body mass index (kg/m2); 53% were women, with 39% white, 27% black, 22% Hispanic, and 12% Chinese race/ethnicities.- Thirty-three percent had replete (≥30 ng/mL),
- 35% intermediate (20 to <30 ng/mL), and
- 32% deficient (<20 ng/mL) 25(OH)D concentrations.
Compared with those with replete concentrations, participants with 25(OH)D deficiency had greater adjusted HAA volume at baseline (2.7 cm3; 95% CI: 0.9, 4.5 cm3) and increased progression over a median of 4.3 y of follow-up (2.7 cm3; 95% CI: 0.9, 4.4 cm3) (P < 0.05). 25(OH)D deficiency was also associated with increased prevalence of ILAs 10 y later (OR: 1.5; 95% CI: 1.1, 2.2).
Conclusions
Vitamin D deficiency is independently associated with subclinical ILD and its progression, based on both increased HAAs and ILAs, in a community-based population. Further studies are needed to examine whether vitamin D repletion can prevent ILD or slow its progression.The MESA cohort design is registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as NCT00005487.
PDF is available free at Sci-Hub 10.1093/jn/nxy066
This study was reported in Researchers Find Link Between Vitamin D and Asbestosis July 2018, Asbestos.com
2/3 had < 30 ng
VitaminDWiki suspects that 90% had < 40 ngLung asbestos problems 1.5 X more likely if low vitamin D – July 2018Printer Friendly Follow this page for updates7350 visitors, last modified 16 Jul, 2018, This page is in the following categories (# of items in each category)