Research Article
Vitamin D Binding Protein Is Not Involved in Vitamin D Deficiency in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Table 3
Overview of significant correlations of vitamin D and vitamin D binding protein in the study groups.
| Chronic kidney disease patients | 25-OH vitamin D3 | VDBP in serum | 25-OH vitamin D3/VDBP ratio | VDBP in urine |
| Haemoglobin (, ) Proteinuria (, ) Protein losses (, ) Diuresis (, ) | Age (, ) | Haemoglobin (, ) | Proteinuria (, ) Protein losses (, ) Serum creatinine (, ) Creatinine clearance (, ) |
| Long-term haemodialysis patients | 25-OH vitamin D3 | VDBP in serum | 25-OH vitamin D3/VDBP ratio | |
| Calcium (, ) | Albumin (, ) BMI (, ) | | |
| Controls | 25-OH vitamin D3 | VDBP in serum | 25-OH vitamin D3/VDBP ratio | |
| No significant correlation. |
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VDBP: vitamin D binding protein.
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