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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Vitamin D/Bone Mineral Density and Triglyceride Paradoxes Seen in African Americans: A Cross-Sectional Study and Review of the Literature.

Christopher M Stevens, Sushil K Jain

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Christopher M StevensDepartment of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71103, USA.
Sushil K JainDepartment of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71103, USA.
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport · US

Funding

Optimization of Glutathione Levels and Alzheimer Disease Risk in African AmericansR33AT010637 · NCCIH · LOUISIANA STATE UNIV HSC SHREVEPORT · PI JAIN, SUSHIL K · 2020 to 2022
$1.9M
NCCIH NIH HHS R33 AT010637
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vitamin D is known to have a positive effect on bone health. Despite the greater frequency of vitamin D deficiency in African Americans (AA), they have a higher bone mineral density (BMD) compared to whites, demonstrating a disconnect between BMD and vitamin D levels in AA. Another intriguing relationship seen in AA is the triglyceride (TG) paradox, an unusual phenomenon in which a normal TG status is observed even when patients house conditions known to be characterized by high TG levels, such as Type II diabetes. To the best of our knowledge, no study has examined whether these two paradoxical relationships exist simultaneously in AA subjects with Type II diabetes. In this study, we compared levels of blood markers, including HbA1c, TG, and vitamin D, measured as serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)VD] µM/mL, [25(OH)VD]/TG, calcium, and BMD in AA (

Indexed as

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Vitamin D DeficiencyBlack or African AmericanBone DensityCalciumCross-Sectional StudiesGlycated HemoglobinHumansParathyroid HormoneVitamin DVitaminsCalciumGlycated HemoglobinParathyroid HormoneVitamin DVitamins25(OH)VD (25-hydroxyvitamin D)AA (African Americans)APO (apolipoprotein)BMD (bone mineral density)CBS (cystathionine β-synthase)CSE (cystathionine-γ-lyase)H2S (hydrogen sulfide)HDL (high density lipoprotein)LPL (lipoprotein lipase)PTH (parathyroid hormone)TG (triglycerides)VDBP (vitamin D binding protein)VE (vitamin E)

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PMID38279305
PMCPMC10816015
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