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Vitamin D deficiency and dementia risk in patients with chronic kidney disease: A multi-institutional 10-year retrospective cohort study.

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Key takeaways

This 10-year study of patients with CKD found that vitamin D deficiency was linked to higher dementia risk. The effect was stronger in patients with more-severe kidney disease.

Who did this work

Chen IW · Chang LC · Lai YC · Ho CN · Wu JY · Hung KC

Source

Article · PubMed, Nutritional supplements and CKD · 2026 Aug 14
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42601743/