Serum Vitamin D Insufficiency and Diabetes Status in Three Ethnic Minority Groups

Autor: Lamya Shaban, Fatma G. Huffman, Joel C. Exebio, Gustavo G. Zarini, Shiryn D. Sukhram
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 14:926-932
ISSN: 1557-1920
1557-1912
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-012-9634-2
Popis: The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels and diabetes status in three ethnicities. This cross sectional study included Cuban Americans (n = 199), Haitian Americans (n = 253) and African Americans (n = 248) with and without type 2 diabetes (T2D) from Florida, U.S. Recruitment of participants was through mailing lists (Cuban Americans and African Americans) and community based sources (Haitian Americans). Adjusted logistic regression analysis indicated significant differences in the odds of having insufficient 25(OH)D levels by ethnicity [P
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