Prognostic utility of vitamin D in acute coronary syndrome patients in coastal Norway.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An inverse relationship between cardiovascular risk and levels of vitamin D and omega-3 index may exist.

Objectives

To evaluate the prognostic utility of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] in 871 patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and to assess the seasonal correlation between 25(OH)D and the omega-3 index in 456 ACS patients from southwestern Norway.

Results

In the univariate analysis the hazard ratio (HR) at 2-year follow-up for all-cause mortality in the highest as compared to the lowest quartile of 25(OH)D in the total population was 0.61 (95% confidence interval (CI), 0.37-1.00), P = 0.050. At 7-year follow-up, the corresponding HR for all-cause mortality was 0.66 (95% CI, 0.49-0.90), P = 0.008, and for females alone 0.51 (95% CI, 0

SUBMITTER: Naesgaard PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4334438 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature