title: The authors reply.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA Section of General Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA.
authors.forename: Christine C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Welles
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA Section of General Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, CA.
authors.forename: Mary A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Whooley
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: S Ananth
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Karumanchi
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Tammy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hod
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thadhani
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Anders H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.affiliation: Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA.
authors.forename: Joachim H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ix
authors.affiliation: Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Beth Israel Deconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Kenneth J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Mukamal
mesh_terms: D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology*; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000150:complications*