Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency predicts long-term poor prognosis among ischemic stroke patients without hyperglycaemia

Serum 25(OH)D deficiency may be merely an independent risk factor of 1-year poor prognosis in ischemic stroke patients without hyperglycemia. Future studies about improving long-term prognosis of ischemic stroke by vitamin D supplementation could be first applied to these patients.