Reduced Vitamin D Levels are Associated with Stroke-Associated Pneumonia in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke
Gui-Qian Huang,1,* Hao-Ran Cheng,1,* Yue-Min Wu,1 Qian-Qian Cheng,2 Yu-Min Wang,3 Jia-Li Fu,3 Hui-Xin Zhou,3 Zhen Wang1 1Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Mental Health, Wen...
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Dove Medical Press
2019
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| Sumario: | Gui-Qian Huang,1,* Hao-Ran Cheng,1,* Yue-Min Wu,1 Qian-Qian Cheng,2 Yu-Min Wang,3 Jia-Li Fu,3 Hui-Xin Zhou,3 Zhen Wang1 1Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Mental Health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhen WangDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of ChinaTel +86 577-555780166Fax +86 577-55578033Email wangzhen_wenzhou@163.comBackground and aim: Stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP) is a common complication in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). This study explored the potential relationship between serum vitamin D levels and SAP.Methods: This study recruited 863 consecutive AIS patients. In-hospital SAP was defined as a complication that occurred after stroke, during hospitalization, that was confirmed radiographically. Serum vitamin D levels were measured within 24 hrs of admission and the patients were divided into vitamin D sufficient (>50 nmol/L), insufficient (25–50 nmol/L), and deficient (Results: In this study, 102 (11.8%) patients were diagnosed with SAP. Compared to the patients without SAP, patients with SAP had significantly lower vitamin D levels (P = 0.023). The incidence of SAP was significantly higher in patients with vitamin D deficiency than in those with vitamin D insufficiency or sufficiency (21.2% vs 16.2% & 9.5%, P = 0.006). After adjusting for confounders, vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency were independently associated with SAP (OR = 3.034, 95% CI = 1.207–7.625, P = 0.018; OR = 1.921, 95% CI = 1.204–3.066, P = 0.006, respectively). In multiple-adjusted spline regression, vitamin D levels showed a linear association with the risk of SAP (P < 0.001 for linearity).Conclusion: Reduced vitamin D is a potential risk factor of in-hospital SAP, which can help clinicians identify high-risk SAP patients.Keywords: acute ischemic stroke, stroke-associated pneumonia, vitamin D |
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