American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation
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There is increasing evidence that specific ambient air pollutants are associated with coronary heart disease (CHD) morbidity and mortality. Because kidney transplant recipients have prevalent traditional and nontraditional risk factors, they may constitute a sensitive subgroup. ⋯ For kidney transplant recipients, ambient ozone levels potentially are associated with higher risk of fatal CHD. These findings may have implications for regulations governing air pollution and the development of individual CHD risk-reduction strategies.
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Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) levels are common in patients with non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease (CKD). The associations between low 25(OH)D levels and mortality in non-dialysis-dependent patients with CKD are unclear. ⋯ 25(OH)D level <15 ng/mL was associated independently with all-cause mortality in non-dialysis-dependent patients with CKD.