Vitamin D status and cause-specific mortality: a general population study

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  • Tea Skaaby
  • Lise Lotte Nystrup Husemoen
  • Charlotta Pisinger
  • Torben Jørgensen
  • Betina Heinsbæk Thuesen
  • Mogens Fenger
  • Linneberg, Allan René
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality in observational studies. The specific causes of death underlying this association lack clarity. We investigated the association between vitamin D status and cause-specific mortality.
Original languageEnglish
JournalPLOS ONE
Volume7
Issue number12
Pages (from-to)e52423
ISSN1932-6203
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

    Research areas

  • Cause of Death, Confidence Intervals, Denmark, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mortality, Proportional Hazards Models, Risk Factors, Vitamin D

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