Vitamin D status, functional decline, and mortality in peripheral artery disease

In conclusion, among individuals with and without PAD, low vitamin D status was associated with a faster decline in some measures of functional performance but was not related to mortality.

Source: Vascular Medicine recent issues - February 20, 2014 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: McDermott, M. M., Liu, K., Ferrucci, L., Tian, L., Guralnik, J., Kopp, P., Van Horn, L., Liao, Y., Green, D., Kibbe, M., Sufit, R., Zhao, L., Criqui, M. H. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research