| Title |
Does vitamin D play a significant role in type 2 diabetes?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Endocrine Disorders, February 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12902-015-0003-8 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jayesh J Sheth, Ankna Shah, Frenny J Sheth, Sunil Trivedi, Mamta Lele, Navneet Shah, Premal Thakor, Rama Vaidya |
| Abstract |
Vitamin D deficiency reportedly is associated with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). We aim to examine whether 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) has clinically significant influence on hemoglobin glycation (HbA1c) and insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) in T2DM subjects. Present study was carried out in 912 subjects (429 T2DM cases and 483 non-diabetic controls) from Western India. The enrolled study subjects were investigated for biochemical parameters like FBS, PPBS, HbA1c, FI, HOMA-IR and 25OHD levels in blood. Vitamin D deficiency was seen in 91.4% and 93.0% of T2DM cases and control subjects respectively. There was no association of serum 25OHD deficiency on HbA1c or HOMA-IR in T2DM cases (p = 0.057 & p = 0.257 respectively) and in control subjects (p = 0.675 & p = 0.647 respectively). Our findings suggests that though vitamin D deficiency is prevalent in T2DM and non-diabetic subjects, its role in hemoglobin glycation and insulin resistance could not be established. |
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| South Africa | 1 | 50% |
| India | 1 | 50% |
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| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 7% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 7% |
| Professor | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 19 | 23% |
| Unknown | 32 | 39% |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 22% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 11% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 7% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 5 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 6% |
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