Associations Between Concentrations of Vitamin D and Concentrations of Insulin, Glucose, and HbA1c Among Adolescents in the United States

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• Alternative Title:
  Diabetes Care
• Personal Author:
  Ford, Earl S. ; Zhao, Guixiang ; Tsai, James ; Li, Chaoyang
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE ; Our objective was to examine the associations between concentrations of vitamin D and concentrations of insulin, glucose, and HbA1c in a nationally representative sample of adolescents in the U.S. ; RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS ; We used data for 1,941 adolescents, aged 12–17 years, who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between 2001 and 2006. ; RESULTS ; Adjusted concentrations of insulin were ~24% lower among male subjects with a concentration of vitamin D ≥75 nmol/L than among male subjects with a concentration of vitamin D <50 nmol/L (P = 0.003). Concentrations of vitamin D were inversely associated with concentrations of glucose only among Mexican American male subjects (P = 0.007). No significant associations between concentrations of vitamin D and HbA1c were detected. ; CONCLUSIONS ; Our results support an inverse association between concentrations of vitamin D and insulin primarily in adolescent male subjects.
• Subjects:
  • Original Research
  • Adolescent
  • Blood Glucose
  • Child
  • Female
  • Hemoglobin A, Glycosylated
  • Humans
  • Insulin
  • Male
  • Vitamin D
• Source:
  Diabetes Care. 34(3):646-648.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  34
• Issue:
  3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/8019/cdc_8019_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 72.67 KB]
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  CDC Public Access
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  urn:sha256:e3f1f5706b59723b44ac3d3ef79eff223245b46a37bf2ac223d8717c91fe36f9