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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
Volume 107, Issue 3, Pages E1159-E1166Publisher
ENDOCRINE SOC
DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgab758
Keywords
Mendelian randomization; kidney stone disease; nephrolithiasis; vitamin D
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81770703, 81970602]
- 1.3.5 Project for Disciplines of Excellence, West China Hospital, Sichuan University [ZYGD18011, ZYJC18015]
- Post-Doctor Research Project, West China Hospital, Sichuan University [2020HXBH016]
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The study found that higher genetically predicted lifelong circulating 25(OH)D levels are associated with higher calcium levels and KSD risk. The effects of 25(OH)D on KSD were partially attenuated but still significant in MVMR.
Objective To assess whether lifelong higher circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels increase serum calcium levels and kidney stone disease (KSD) risk. Methods Summary data for KSD were obtained from the UK biobank genome-wide association study (6536 cases and 388 508 controls). We acquired summary data for 25(OH)D from 120 618 Europeans and another large-scale analysis (443 734 Europeans) for primary and secondary analysis. Random-effect inverse-variance weighted (IVW) and 7 additional sensitivity analyses were applied. Next, multivariable Mendelian randomization (MVMR) was performed by introducing data for serum calcium levels. Results Genetic predisposition for a 1-SD higher 25(OH)D level was associated with increased serum calcium levels (IVW; beta, 0.014; 95% CI, 0.010-0.018; P = 7.64E-10). Genetically predicted higher circulating 25(OH)D levels were associated with increased the risk of KSD, with per 1-SD odds ratios (ORs) of 1.47 (95% CI, 1.22-1.77; P = 5.49E-05) and 1.36 (95% CI, 1.03-1.80; P = 0.029) using the IVW and MVMR-Egger methods, respectively. In secondary analysis, similar results were found: 25(OH)D was associated with an increased risk of KSD in univariate Mendelian randomization (IVW; OR 1.71; 95% CI, 1.26-2.32; P = 0.001) and MVMR (OR 1.43; 95% CI, 1.16-1.76; P < 0.001) analyses. Most sensitivity analyses were consistent with the primary results, both for the primary and secondary analyses. Conclusions Our study supports that higher genetically predicted lifelong circulating 25(OH)D levels are associated with higher calcium levels and KSD risk. The effects of 25(OH)D on KSD were partially attenuated-but still significant-in MVMR.
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