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ArticleKorean journal of family medicine2016

The Association between Vitamin D and Health-Related Quality of Life in Korean Adults.

Ji Sun Kim, Young Eun Choi, Jin Kyung Baek, Ho Jin Cho, Ye Seul Kim

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Article in Korean journal of family medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Vitamin D Studies: Mistaking Correlation for Causation.Korean journal of family medicine · 2016
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ji Sun KimDepartment of Family Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Young Eun ChoiDepartment of Family Medicine, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea.
Jin Kyung BaekDepartment of Biostatistics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Ho Jin ChoDepartment of Biostatistics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Ye Seul KimDepartment of Family Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Yonsei University · KRNational Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe examined the relationship between vitamin D status and health-related quality of life, and explored other related factors in the general Korean population.

methodsWe used data from the 2007-2012 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey on 14,104 adults, aged 20-49 years, who had consented to serum vitamin D measurement and answered health-related quality of life questions. EuroQol-5 was used for measurement. Serum vitamin D levels were measured at intervals of 0-9.99, 10-19.99, 20-29.99, and ≥30 ng/mL.

resultsParticipants with higher serum vitamin D (serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D) levels were significantly less likely to report problems with depression and anxiety. After adjustment for age, gender, income level, education level, marital status, alcohol consumption, smoking status, and the existence of depressive disorders, the odds ratio for reporting a problem with depression and anxiety was 0.60 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.39-0.91). The odds ratio for the prevalence of any problem was 0.69 (95% CI, 0.53-0.89) before adjustment, but was not statistically significant after adjustment. No significant associations were observed for problems with mobility, self-care, usual activity, or pain and discomfort.

conclusionThis is the first study to examine the associations between vitamin D and health-related quality of life for the general Korean population. Vitamin D status was not significantly associated with the dimensions of EuroQol-5 except for depression and anxiety problems.

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