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 |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Male Gerontology medicine.medical_specialty Epidemiology Cross-sectional study Ethnic group Type 2 diabetes Logistic regression Odds Sex Factors Diabetes mellitus Diabetes Mellitus Ethnicity medicine Vitamin D and neurology Humans Minority Groups business.industry Public health Age Factors Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Cuba Feeding Behavior Hispanic or Latino Middle Aged Vitamin D Deficiency medicine.disease Haiti United States Black or African American Cross-Sectional Studies Logistic Models Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Female business Demography |
| 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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