Summary
A Turkish study examined whether vitamin D levels are related to deep vein thrombosis. It included 140 participants in the thrombosis group and 140 in the control group. Basic and general information about the participants (age, gender, height, weight and BMI), comorbidities and vitamin D levels were recorded and compared between the two groups. The study showed that vitamin D levels were significantly lower in the thrombosis group compared to the control group. It was also observed that vitamin D is a significant predictor for deep vein thrombosis, meaning that vitamin D deficiency may play a role in the development of deep vein thrombosis. Moreover, vitamin D supplementation could be an option to protect against deep vein thrombosis. For more details, please refer to the study.
References
Korkmaz U. et al.