The role of
vitamin D level in subclinical atherosclerosis remains controversial. We aimed
to investigate the relationship between vitamin D level and coronary artery
calcium score (CACS).
We investigated
303 consecutive patients referred to an outpatient clinic for CACS. The
25-hydroxy vitamin D [25(OH) D] levels were checked within three months of CACS
evaluation. Vitamin D levels
of <30 and <20 ng/mL were used as thresholds of vitamin D
insufficiency and deficiency, respectively.
The correlation
between CACS and vitamin D was assessed. Unadjusted and covariate-adjusted
logistic regression analyses were used to predict positive CACS.
