• J. Korean Med. Sci. · May 2020

    Differential Impact of Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 Levels on the Prognosis of Patients with Liver Cirrhosis According to MELD and Child-Pugh Scores.

    • Tae Hyung Kim, Seung Gyu Yun, Jimi Choi, Hyun Gil Goh, Han Ah Lee, Sun Young Yim, Seong Ji Choi, Young Sun Lee, Eileen L Yoon, Young Kul Jung, Yeon Seok Seo, Ji Hoon Kim, Hyung Joon Yim, Jong Eun Yeon, Kwan Soo Byun, and Soon Ho Um.
    • Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
    • J. Korean Med. Sci. 2020 May 18; 35 (19): e129.

    BackgroundPrognosis of patients with diverse chronic diseases is reportedly associated with 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels. In this study, we investigated the potential role of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25[OH]D3) levels in improving the predictive power of conventional prognostic models for patients with liver cirrhosis.MethodsWe investigated clinical findings, including serum 25(OH)D3 levels at admission, of 155 patients with cirrhosis who were followed up for a median of 16.9 months.ResultsMedian 25(OH)D3 levels were significantly different among patients exhibiting Child-Pugh grades A, B, and C. Mortality, including urgent transplantation, was significantly associated with 25(OH)D3 levels in univariate analysis. Severe vitamin-D deficiency (serum 25[OH]D3 level < 5.0 ng/mL) was significantly related to increased mortality, even after adjusting for Child-Pugh and Model for End-stage Liver Disease (MELD) scores. In particular, the presence of severe vitamin D deficiency clearly defined a subgroup with significantly poorer survival among patients with Child-Pugh scores of 5-10 or MELD scores ≤ 20. A new combination model of MELD score and severe vitamin D deficiency showed significantly more accurate predictive power for short- and long-term mortality than MELD scores alone. Additionally, serum 25(OH)D3 levels and new model scores were significantly associated with the development of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, overt encephalopathy, and acute kidney injury.ConclusionSerum 25(OH)D3 level is an independent prognostic factor for patients with liver cirrhosis and has a differential impact on disease outcomes according to MELD and Child-Pugh scores.© 2020 The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences.

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