Evaluation of micronutrients in stable COPD patients.
Vitamin D, B-12, and folate deficiencies frequently occur in COPD patients. Low plasma levels of 25-OH-D may be associated with advanced age and a higher number of exacerbations in patients with COPD. COPD patients with low vitamin D and folate may experience a decrease in quality of life.
Authors
- Mehmet Kaplan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2041-8335)
- Seda Tural Önür (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0657-0392)
- Özlem Özer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7238-5371)
- Sarıoglu Nurhan
- Turan Pakize Ayse
- Fazlıoglu Nevin
- Özkanay Hayat
- Mirici Arzu
Institutions
- Chest Diseases Hospital (KW)
- Ankara Spine Center (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.6133/apjcn.202510_34(5).0002
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00