Low 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels Are Associated with Infections and Mortality in Patients with Cirrhosis

) deficiency has been found in subjects suffering from liver diseases. We here investigated if low vitamin D levels might be associated with prognosis, inflammation and infectious complications in patients with cirrhosis. levels and stages of cirrhosis, mortality and complications of cirrhosis, including infections. was associated with mortality in uni- as well as multivariate Cox regression models. levels are an indicator for a poor outcome and are associated with infectious complications