Vitamin D levels predict all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in subjects with the metabolic syndrome: the Ludwigshafen Risk and Cardiovascular Health (LURIC) Study

Graham Thomas, Bríain ó Hartaigh, Jos A Bosch, Stefan Pilz, Adrian Loerbroks, Marcus E Kleber, Joachim E Fischer, Tanja B Grammer, Bernhard O Böhm, Winfried März

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Abstract

Optimal vitamin D levels are associated with reduced cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. We investigated whether optimal 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) is protective in individuals with the metabolic syndrome.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1158-64
Number of pages7
JournalDiabetes Care
Volume35
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

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