ArticleBMC public health2016
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with high prevalence of diabetes in Kuwaiti adults: results from a national survey.
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- A procurement-based classification of pharmaceutical supplies for diabetes disease management.Health science reports · 2022Article
- Distribution of vitamin D-binding protein/group-specific component gene subtypes in Kuwaiti population.Molecular genetics & genomic medicine · 2022Article
- Mechanisms Linking Vitamin D Deficiency to Impaired Metabolism: An Overview.International journal of endocrinology · 2022Review
- Air pollutants are negatively associated with vitamin D-synthesizing UVB radiation intensity on the ground.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Impact of vitamin D deficiency on COVID-19.Clinical nutrition ESPEN · 2021Article
- A high prevalence of prediabetes and vitamin D deficiency are more closely associated in women: results of a cross-sectional study.The Journal of international medical research · 2021Article
- Greater and More Focused Measures Are Needed to Tackle Diabetes and Obesity Epidemics in the Nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council.International journal of endocrinology · 2021Review
- Vitamin D levels, prediabetes risk and hemoglobin A1c levels in young non-diabetic Saudi women.Journal of diabetes investigation · 2020Article
- Targeted 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration measurements and vitamin DEuropean journal of clinical nutrition · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundVitamin D homeostasis may play a critical role in glucose metabolism. Little is known on vitamin D deficiency and its association with diabetes in countries of the Arabia Gulf where the population is experiencing a rapid increase in the incidence of diabetes.
methodsIn a cross-sectional study of 960 adults enrolled in the first National Nutrition Survey of the State of Kuwait (NNSSK), we examined vitamin D status in association with the prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes. Vitamin D status was measured by serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitami D (25(OH)D). Prevalences of diabetes and prediabetes were determined based on fasting glucose and HbA1C levels.
resultsThe median level of serum 25(OH)D in Kuwaiti adults was 13.8 ng/ml. Approximately 56 % of the Kuwaiti adults had vitamin D inadequacy (25(OH)D = 12-19.9 ng/ml), and 27 % had vitamin D deficiency (25(OH)D < 12 ng/ml). The prevalences of prediabetes and diabetes were 40 and 27 %, respectively. Vitamin D inadequacy (OR = 1.7, 95 % CI: 1.0-2.9) and deficiency (OR =2.0, 95 % CI: 1.1-3.3) was each associated with about two-fold increased odds of prediabetes compared to sufficient vitamin D status (25(OH)D ≥ 20 ng/ml). Vitamin D inadequacy (OR =2.1, 95 % CI: 1.2-3.7) and deficiency (OR =2.0, 95 % CI: 1.1-3.9) were also associated with two-fold increased odds of diabetes.
conclusionsData from Kuwaiti's first nutrition nutritional survey suggests a very high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Kuwaiti adults. Associations of low vitamin D status and high prevalence of diabetes point to the need of continuous monitoring of vitamin D status and further evaluating potential health consequences in this high-risk population.
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