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This study aimed to investigate the impact of vitamin D status on all-cause mortality, major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs), fractures, and hypocalcemia in dialysis patients receiving calcimimetics. Methods: This retrospective cohort study utilized the TriNetX database to identify dialysis patients treated with calcimimetics between 2010 and 2024. Patients were classified into VDD (&lt;20 ng\/mL) and vitamin D-adequate (VDA, \u226530 ng\/mL) groups. Propensity score matching (1:1) was performed on 95 covariates to minimize confounding. Outcomes, including all-cause mortality, MACEs, fractures, hypocalcemia, and PTH suppression (\u2264300 pg\/mL), were compared between groups over a 3-year follow-up. Multiple comparisons were adjusted using the Bonferroni\u2013Holm correction. Results: All-cause mortality was significantly higher in the VDD group (25.4%) compared to the VDA group (20.9%), with an adjusted odds ratio (OR) of 1.29 (95% CI: 1.10\u20131.51, p = 0.002, corrected \u03b1 = 0.007). While initial analyses suggested associations between VDD and the increased risks of MACEs, fractures, and hypocalcemia, these results did not remain significant after correction. Subgroup analysis indicated that comorbidities, such as obesity, dyslipidemia, and depression, amplified these risks in the VDD group. No significant differences were observed for PTH suppression (\u2264300 pg\/mL) between groups. Conclusions: VDD is independently associated with increased all-cause mortality in dialysis patients with SHPT, even after multiple comparison adjustments. While risks for MACEs, fractures, and hypocalcemia showed non-significant trends, their observed patterns suggest potential clinical relevance. Optimizing vitamin D status may enhance clinical outcomes in this high-risk population, warranting further investigation through randomized controlled trials.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nu17091536","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,1]],"date-time":"2025-05-01T05:10:32Z","timestamp":1746076232000},"page":"1536","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Vitamin D Deficiency and the Clinical Outcomes of Calcimimetic Therapy in Dialysis Patients: A Population-Based Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Kuo-Cheng","family":"Lu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City 23142, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Joshua","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Research, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City 23142, Taiwan"},{"name":"School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane 4001, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0370-3951","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Cai-Mei","family":"Zheng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City 11031, Taiwan"},{"name":"TMU Research Centre of Urology and Kidney, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City 11031, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kuo-Wang","family":"Tsai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardinal-Tien Hospital, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 24205, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yi-Chou","family":"Hou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 24205, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chien-Lin","family":"Lu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 24205, Taiwan"},{"name":"Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 24352, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"S112","DOI":"10.1053\/ajkd.1998.v32.pm9820470","article-title":"Clinical epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in chronic renal disease","volume":"32","author":"Foley","year":"1998","journal-title":"Am. 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