Journal of Nephrology & Therapeutics

Anita Mehrotra

Publications

• Research Article
  Low Dietary Intake of Vitamin D and Vitamin D Deficiency in Hemodialysis Patients
  Author(s): Maria Krassilnikova, Katya Ostrow, Amanda Bader, Peter Heeger and Anita MehrotraMaria Krassilnikova, Katya Ostrow, Amanda Bader, Peter Heeger and Anita Mehrotra
  
  Background: The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that decreased dietary intake of Vitamin D contributes to Vitamin D deficiency in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on hemodialysis (HD). Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study of 58 hemodialysis outpatients from two Mount Sinai Medical Center (MSMC)-affiliated outpatient HD units in New York City and 648 outpatients at MSMC with CKD stages I-IV. Serum 25(OH)D concentrations were measured from August 2010 to July of 2011 in recruited hemodialysis patients (n=58) and linked with results of dietary and lifestyle surveys. The Mount Sinai Data Warehouse (electronic medical record) was used to capture 25(OH) Vitamin D levels for outpatients with CKD stages I-IV who had Vitamin D testing during the same time period. Results: The prevalence of Vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency in the HD cohort was .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0959.1000166

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