Partial reversal of the defect in intestinal calcium absorption during the course of regular hemodialysis.
The coefficient of true intestinal calcium absorption (a value) was measured by a double radioisotope technique in 24 patients treated by regular hemodialysis for 2--46 months. The mean a value of these patients was significantly below normal (p less than 0.001). 18 of them were studied a second time after an interval of 12 months. Values at 12 months were higher than the corresponding initial values (p less than 0.001). There was a trend to higher a values in the patients treated for longer periods of time. It is concluded that the defect in calcium absorption tends to reverse during the course of regular hemodialysis.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood / Q000502:physiology*; D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*
D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D002118:Calcium