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Association between vitamin D status and risk of metabolic syndrome among Korean postmenopausal women.
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- Serum Vitamin D Levels in Relation to Hypertension and Pre-hypertension in Adults: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Epidemiologic Studies.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of the response of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration to vitamin D supplementation from RCTs from around the globe.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2019Pooled it
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- Plasma vitamin profiles and their associations with metabolic health and mental wellbeing in midlife Asian women.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The crucial role of hypertension in determining latent classes of metabolic syndrome in northern Iran and predictive power of these classes in non-alcoholic fatty liver: a gender-based insight.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
- Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its association with cardiometabolic risk factors among healthcare workers in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa; cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Association between Serum Vitamin D and Metabolic Syndrome in a Sample of Adults in Lebanon.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Hypovitaminosis D and Metabolic Syndrome in Postmenopausal Women.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- The Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation on Anthropometric and Biochemical Indices in Patients With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021Review
- Association of Hypovitaminosis D with Metabolic Syndrome in Postmenopausal Women.Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India · 2020Review
- Vitamin D signaling maintains intestinal innate immunity and gut microbiota: potential intervention for metabolic syndrome and NAFLD.American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology · 2020Article
- Menopause-Associated Lipid Metabolic Disorders and Foods Beneficial for Postmenopausal Women.Nutrients · 2020Review
- Association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and metabolic syndrome in the middle-aged and elderly Chinese population in Dalian, northeast China: A cross-sectional study.Journal of diabetes investigation · 2020Article
- Differences in the Association Among the Vitamin D Concentration, Dietary Macronutrient Consumption, and Metabolic Syndrome Depending on Pre- and Postmenopausal Status in Korean Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2020Article
- Associations of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D with metabolic syndrome and its components in elderly men and women: the Korean Urban Rural Elderly cohort study.BMC geriatrics · 2019Article
- Relationships between Vitamin D₃ and Metabolic Syndrome.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Reduction of Some Atherogenic Indices in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver by Vitamin D and Calcium Co-Supplementation: A Double Blind Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.Iranian journal of pharmaceutical research : IJPR · 2019Article
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- Serum Lipid, Vitamin D Levels, and Obesity in Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Women in Non-Manual Employment.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2017Article
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Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the association between serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and metabolic syndrome along with its associated risk factors in Korean postmenopausal women. This study was performed using data from the KNHANES 2008-2010 study and included 4,364 postmenopausal Korean women. Clinical and other objective characteristics, seasonality, and presence of metabolic syndrome with its five components were evaluated and correlated with the serum levels of 25(OH)D. Although no statistically significant associations were observed between the levels of serum 25(OH)D and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome, the adjusted OR for elevated blood pressure, elevated triglycerides (TGs), and reduced high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) showed tendency to decrease sequentially as tertiles of serum 25(OH)D levels increased (p for trends = 0.066, 0.043, and 0.010, respectively). Women in the highest tertile of serum 25(OH)D showed a significant decrease in the prevalence of elevated blood pressure, elevated TGs, and reduced HDL-C as compared with those in the lowest tertile of serum 25(OH)D (p = 0.020, 0.014, and 0.002, respectively). Based on these results, we consider that adequate serum levels of 25(OH)D in Korean postmenopausal women may not entirely indicate a lower risk of developing metabolic syndrome. However, adequate serum levels of 25(OH)D are significantly associated with a decrease in elevated blood pressure, elevated TGs, and reduced HDL-C levels in postmenopausal women.
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