Background and Purpose—There is growing evidence about the importance of vitamin D for
cardiovascular health. Therefore, we examined the relationship between dietary vitamin D …

Background and Purpose—Vitamin D deficiency has been reported to contribute to the risk
of cardiovascular disease, especially stroke. We examined the relationship between dietary …

Background & aims A growing number of studies have shown that vitamin D are related to
the risk of stroke, however, the dose–response association between vitamin D and the risk of …

Background and Purpose—Vitamin D deficiency is common among the elderly and may
contribute to cerebrovascular diseases. We aimed to elucidate whether low vitamin D levels …

Purpose In this study, we determined serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25 (OH) D] levels in
serum, and investigated their associations with risk of recurrent stroke and mortality in a 24 …

Background and Purpose—Recent findings suggest that vitamin D, a neuroprotective
prohormone, is involved in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease. However, previous …

Background: Previous studies have shown inconsistent results for associations between
vitamin D and risk of stroke. We gathered the existing published articles and conducted this …

In recent years, accumulating evidence has supported the hypothesis that lower vitamin D
status is associated with several known risk factors of stroke. However, the relationship …

Accumulating evidence suggests that inadequate vitamin D levels may predispose people to
chronic diseases. The authors aimed to investigate whether serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 …

Background and Purpose—Despite evidence suggesting that vitamin D deficiency may lead
to elevated cardiovascular disease risk, results regarding the association of 25 …