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Observational studyThe Journal of frailty & aging2019

Serum Vitamin D and Age-Related Muscle Loss in Afro-Caribbean Men: The Importance of Age and Diabetic Status.

J Hwang, J M Zmuda, A L Kuipers, C H Bunker, A J Santanasto, V W Wheeler, I Miljkovic

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J HwangIva Miljkovic, MD, PhD, FAHA, Associate professor, Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, A524 Crabtree Hall, 130 DeSoto Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, Phone: 412-624-7325, E-mail: miljkovici@edc.pitt.edu.
J M Zmuda
A L Kuipers
C H Bunker
A J Santanasto
V W Wheeler
I Miljkovic

Funding

Epidemiology of Bone Loss in African MenR01AR049747 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI ZMUDA, JOSEPH M. · 2003 to 2014
$5.9M
Ectopic adiposity in black men with high type 2 diabetes riskR01DK097084 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI MILJKOVIC, IVA · 2013 to 2016
$1.9M
Training in Molecular Epidemiology: Linking Genes to Physical Function in Older AdultsK01AG057726 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI SANTANASTO, ADAM J · 2018 to 2022
$582k
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR049747NIA NIH HHS K01 AG057726NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK097084
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundProspective studies examining the potential association of vitamin D with age-related muscle loss have shown inconsistent results.

objectiveTo examine the association between baseline serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2D), and prospective change in lean mass with aging in African ancestry population. We also determined if associations were modulated by age and diabetes mellitus (DM).

designProspective observational cohort study.

settingData were collected from a random sub-sample of 574 men, participants of the Tobago Bone Health Study (TBHS).

participants574 Afro-Caribbean men, aged 43+ years (mean age: 59.1 ± 10.5), who were randomly selected as the participants in both the baseline and the follow-up visits. MEASUREMENTS: Baseline fasting serum 25(OH)D was measured using liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), and and 1,25(OH)2D was measured using radioimmunosassay (RIA). Changes in dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)-measured appendicular lean mass (ALM), and total body lean mass (TBLM) were measured over an average of 6.0 ± 0.5 years. The associations of 25(OH)D and 1,25(OH)2D with ALM and TBLM were assessed by multiple linear regression model after adjusting for potential confounders.

resultsWhen stratifying all men into two groups by age, greater baseline 25(OH)D and 1,25(OH)2D levels were associated with smaller losses of ALM and TBLM in older (age 60+ years) but not in younger (age 43 - 59 years) men. When stratifying by DM status, the associations of 25(OH)D and 1,25(OH)2D with declines in ALM and TBLM were statistically significant only in prediabetic, but not among normal glycemic or diabetic men.

conclusionHigher endogenous vitamin D concentrations are associated with less lean mass loss with aging among older and prediabetic Afro-Caribbean men independent of potential confounders. Our findings raise a possibility that maintaining high serum vitamin D level might be important for musculoskeletal health in elderly and prediabetic African ancestry men.

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AdultAgedAge DistributionAgingBlack PeopleDiabetes MellitusHumansMaleMiddle AgedMuscular AtrophyProspective StudiesVitamin DVitamin DagingdiabetesLean mass losssarcopeniaskeletal muscle

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