Chronic kidney disease is highly prevalent (10-13% of the population), irreversible,
progressive, and associated with higher cardiovascular risk. Patients with this pathology …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of death in patients with chronic kidney
disease (CKD). Both conditions are rising in incidence as well as prevalence, creating poor …

Vitamin D deficiency (< 20 ng/mL) and insufficiency (20–29 ng/mL) are common among
patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) or undergoing dialysis. In addition to nutritional …

Abstract oxidative stress is caused by an abundant generation of reactive oxygen species,
associated to a diminished capacity of the endogenous systems of the organism to …

In the past 30 years there have been major improvements in the care of children with chronic
kidney disease (CKD). However, most of the available epidemiological data stem from end …

BACKGROUND: There is increasing evidence that, in addition to the well-known effects on
musculoskeletal health, vitamin D status may be related to a number of non-skeletal …

As for the whole human body, the kidney undergoes age-related changes which translate in
an inexorable and progressive decline in renal function. Renal aging is a multifactorial …

Vitamin D (VD) is a pro-hormone essential for life in higher animals. It is present in few types
of foods and is produced endogenously in the skin by a photochemical reaction. The final …

BACKGROUND: Vitamin D deficiency, assessed as low 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 [OH] D)
level, is highly prevalent in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is associated …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health problem in Australia and throughout
the world. Based on data from the Ausdiab study, 1 it is estimated that over 1.7 million …