Vitamin D levels and steroid usage are not associated with disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus patients

• Main Authors: Ibrahim, Izzaidah, Wan Mohamed, Wan Mohd Izani, Kah, Keng Wong, Tuan Ismail, Tuan Salwani, Wan Ghazali, Wan Syamimee
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2022
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/98128/1/2022031418332104_MJMHS_0766.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/98128/; https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2022031418332104_MJMHS_0766.pdf

Introduction: Suboptimal vitamin D levels are commonly presented by systemic lupus erythemathosus (SLE) patients. This is likely due to protection measures from sunshine exposure adopted by SLE patients to reduce the likelihood of SLE flares onset. In this study, we investigated the vitamin D level...