25-hydroxyvitamin D and increased all-cause mortality in very old women: the Newcastle 85+ study

• Autores: Antoneta Granic, T. Aspray, Timothy Hill, K. Davies, J. Collerton, C. Martín Ruiz, T. von Zglinicki, T. B. L. Kirkwood, J.C. Mathers, C. Jagger
• Localización: Journal of Internal Medicine, ISSN-e 1365-2796, Vol. 277, Nº. 4, 2015, págs. 456-467
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Objective To investigate the associations between low and high concentrations of baseline serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and all-cause mortality in very old (≥85 years) men and women over 6 years.

    Design, setting and subjects Prospective mortality data from 775 participants in the Newcastle 85+ Study were analysed for survival in relation to 25(OH)D (season-specific quartiles and predefined cut-off values) and sex using Cox proportional hazards models. The models were fitted to the entire and restricted (nonusers of vitamin D-containing supplements and medication) cohorts.

    Results For the entire cohort, mortality was higher in both the lowest and highest 25(OH)D season-specific quartiles [SQ1: hazard ratio (HR) 1.31, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.01–1.69, P = 0.04; SQ4: HR 1.44, 95% CI 1.12–1.85, P = 0.004] compared with the combined middle quartiles (SQ2 + SQ3), after adjustment for sociodemographic factors. The increased risk for the highest quartile remained significant after further adjustment for lifestyle variables (SQ4: HR 1.37, 95% CI 1.06–1.77, P = 0.02) and was seen only in women in sex-specific analyses. Similarly, in sensitivity analyses with predefined 25(OH)D cut-off values, the highest 25(OH)D concentration (≥75 nmol L−1) was associated with a 2.4-fold increased risk of mortality in women (restricted cohort) after adjusting for all covariates.

    Conclusion Low and high season-specific 25(OH)D quartiles were associated with increased risks of mortality over 6 years in the very old; this effect was particularly noticeable in women, including those who reported taking vitamin D-containing supplements/medication.