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ArticleFood & nutrition research2026

Association between vitamin D and inflammatory markers in the Chinese healthy adult population: a cross-sectional study.

Ye Hu, Hongxiao Li, Yi Chen, Yubei Yang, Yubo Xing, Jie Xiang, Lina Shao

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Ye Hu *Geriatric Medicine Center, Department of Endocrinology, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, China.
Hongxiao Li *School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China.
Yi ChenInternal Medicine Department, Pujiang Hospital, Jinhua, China.
Yubei YangUrology & Nephrology Center, Department of Urology, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, China.
Yubo XingGeriatric Medicine Center, Department of Endocrinology, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, China.
Jie XiangZhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, China.
Lina ShaoUrology & Nephrology Center, Department of Nephrology, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, China.

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Background/Objectives: Vitamin D (VitD) plays an essential role in immune regulation, and growing evidence associates low VitD status with elevated systemic inflammation. However, large-scale, population-based evidence linking VitD status to systemic inflammatory markers in Chinese population are lacking. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between VitD levels and inflammatory markers in healthy Chinese individuals. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (March 2019-August 2023) including a total of 51,521 participants. VitD levels were categorized according to serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations, and inflammatory markers were derived using established formulas. Primary outcome measures included the systemic immune-inflammation index (SII), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and aggregate index of systemic inflammation (AISI). Associations between VitD levels and inflammatory markers were assessed using Spearman's correlation and linear regression. Results: SII, PLR, and AISI were significantly higher among participants with VitD deficiency ( Conclusion: VitD deficiency is an independent risk factor for elevated inflammatory markers, supporting a potential immunomodulatory role of VitD and highlighting the need for further research on its potential benefits in chronic disease prevention.

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aggregate index of systemic inflammationinflammationplatelet to lymphocyte ratiosystemic immune-inflammation indexvitamin D

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