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ArticleNutrients2021

Vitamin D Status and Risk of Cystic Fibrosis-Related Diabetes: A Retrospective Single Center Cohort Study.

Yiqing Peng, Malinda Wu, Jessica A Alvarez, Vin Tangpricha

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Article in Nutrients, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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

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  2. 20 years of the Montreal Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes Screening Cohort: key insights.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yiqing PengEmory College, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Malinda WuDivision of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Jessica A AlvarezDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipids, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Vin TangprichaDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipids, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Emory University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveCystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD) affects up to half of the people with cystic fibrosis (CF) by adulthood. CFRD is primarily caused by pancreatic dysfunction that leads to insufficient insulin release and/or insulin resistance. Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in people with CF is associated with fat-soluble vitamin malabsorption, including vitamins A, D, E, and K. This study examined the relationship between vitamin D status, assessed by serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), and the development of CF-related diabetes (CFRD) in adults with CF.

methodsThis was a retrospective cohort study of adults seen at a single CF center. The data were extracted from the electronic medical records and the Emory Clinical Data Warehouse, a data repository of health information from patients seen at Emory Healthcare. We collected age, race, the first recorded serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentration, body mass index (BMI), and onset of diabetes diagnosis. Log-rank (Mantel-Cox) tests were used to compare the relative risk of CFRD onset in the subjects with stratified vitamin D status and weight status. A sub-group analysis using chi-square tests assessed the independence between vitamin D deficiency and CFRD risk factors, including gender and CF mutation types (homozygous or heterozygous for F508del, or others). Unpaired

resultsThis study included 253 subjects with a mean age of 27.1 years (±9.0), a mean follow-up time period of 1917.1 (±1394.5) days, and a mean serum 25(OH)D concentration of 31.8 ng/mL (±14.0). The majority (52.6%) of the subjects developed CFRD during the study period. Vitamin D deficiency (defined as 25(OH)D < 20 ng/mL) was present in 25.3% of the subjects. Close to two thirds (64.1%) of the subjects with vitamin D deficiency developed CFRD during the study. Vitamin D deficiency increased the risk of developing CFRD (chi-square,

conclusionOur findings support the hypothesis that adults with CF and vitamin D deficiency are at a higher risk of developing CFRD and are at risk for earlier CFRD onset. The maintenance of a serum 25(OH)D concentration above 20 ng/mL may decrease the risk of progression to CFRD.

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Diabetes ComplicationsAdultCohort StudiesCystic FibrosisExocrine Pancreatic InsufficiencyFemaleHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesVitamin DVitamin D DeficiencyYoung Adult25-hydroxyvitamin DVitamin Dcystic fibrosisdiabetesepidemiologyvitamin Dvitamin D deficiency

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