ArticleBMJ open diabetes research & care2018
Lower vitamin D levels are associated with higher blood glucose levels in Asian Indian women with pre-diabetes: a population-based cross-sectional study in North India.
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- Vitamin D Supplementation in Overweight/obese Asian Indian Women with Prediabetes Reduces Glycemic Measures and Truncal Subcutaneous Fat: A 78 Weeks Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial (PREVENT-WIN Trial).Scientific reports · 2020Trial
- Independent Effects of Vitamin D on Leukocyte Telomere Length and Activity: An RCT in Asian Indian Women With Prediabetes.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2025Article
- Impact of Vitamin D Deficiency on Gestational Diabetes and Pregnancy Outcomes Across Diverse Ethnic Groups: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Attenuation of Oxidative Stress, Interleukin-6, High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein, Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1, and Fibrinogen with Oral Vitamin D Supplementation in Patients with T2DM having Vitamin D Deficiency.Journal of laboratory physicians · 2022Article
- High Vitamin D Concentrations Restore the Ability to Express LL37 byBiomolecules · 2022Article
- Evaluation of miRNA-143 and miRNA-145 Expression and Their Association with Vitamin-D Status Among Obese and Non-Obese Type-2 Diabetic Patients.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2022Article
- 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
- Relationship Between Vitamin D Status and the Relevant Parameters of Glucose in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2021Article
- Vitamin D deficiency in patients with diabetes and COVID- 19 infection.Diabetes & metabolic syndromeReview
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Abstract
backgroundAsian Indian women are predisposed to develop obesity, metabolic syndrome and vitamin D deficiency. Relationship of vitamin D deficiency with blood glucose levels has not been explored in Asian Indian women with pre-diabetes.
objectiveWe evaluated the associations of serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations among adult women with the pre-diabetes residing in North India (Delhi).
methodsThis cross-sectional population-based study involved 797 women with pre-diabetes aged 20-60 years. Blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), fasting blood glucose (FBG), extent of sun exposure and serum 25(OH)D levels were assessed. For purpose of analysis, serum 25(OH)D levels (nmol/L) were categorized in quintiles as follows: 0-21.5 (first quintile), 21.51-35.60 (second quintile), 35.61-46.50 (third quintile), 46.51-62.30 (fourth quintile) and >62.31 (fifth quintile).
resultThe prevalence (%) of vitamin D deficiency, insufficiency and sufficiency was 68.6, 25.9 and 5.5, respectively. Mean age (p=0.004), systolic (p=0.05) and diastolic (p=0.04) blood pressure, weight (p=0.03), BMI (p=0.04) and FBG (p=0.02) were significantly higher in subjects with vitamin D deficiency as compared with those with vitamin D insufficiency and sufficiency. Unadjusted mean values of FBG were significantly decreased in fourth (p=0.02) and fifth quintiles (p=0.030) of 25(OH)D levels as compared with second quintile. Furthermore, after adjusting for age and family income FBG levels were significantly increased in first quintile (compared with fourth (p=0.012) and fifth (p=0.018) quintiles) and second quintile (compared with fourth (p=0.003) and fifth (p=0.004) quintiles) of 25(OH)D levels, respectively.
conclusionLower vitamin D levels are associated with higher blood glucose values in Asian Indian women with pre-diabetes. These findings need confirmation in case-control and prospective studies.
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