Association of Serum Calcium with the Risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Prospective Study from UK Biobank

作者：Xinglin Wan, Lulu Chen, Zheng Zhu, Pengfei Luo, Dong Hang, Jian Su, Ran Tao, Jinyi Zhou, Xikang Fan · 发表于：Nutrients · 年份：2023 · DOI：10.3390/nu15153439 · 被引用次数：6 · 研究领域：Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research、Renal function and acid-base balance、Magnesium in Health and Disease

BACKGROUND: Although intracellular calcium had been demonstrated to involve in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the association between serum calcium and COPD risk remains unclear. METHODS: We included 386,844 participants with serum calcium measurements and without airway obstruction at the baseline from UK Biobank. The restricted cubic splines were used to assess the dose-response relationship. Multivariable cox regression models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the associations of albumin-corrected calcium concentrations with the risk of COPD incidence and mortality. RESULTS: During a median of 12.3 years of follow-up, 10,582 incident COPD cases were documented. A linear positive association was observed between serum calcium concentrations and the risk of COPD incidence. Compared to participants with normal serum calcium (2.19-2.56 mmol/L), a 14% higher risk of COPD was observed in hypercalcemic participants (≥2.56 mmol/L, HR = 1.14; 95% CI: 1.02-1.27). No significant effect modifications were observed in stratified variables. In survival analysis, 215 COPD-specific deaths were documented after a median survival time of 3.8 years. Compared to participants with normal serum calcium, hypercalcemic participants had a 109% (HR = 2.09, 95% CI: 1.15-3.81) increased risk for COPD-specific mortality. CONCLUSION: Our study indicated that hypercalcemia was associated with an elevated risk of COPD incid...