Introduction: Vitamin D has been primarily studied as an important factor influencing bone
and calcium metabolism. Metabolites of vitamin D are essential for whole-body calcium …

Background—Vitamin D status has been linked to the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).
However, the optimal 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25 [OH]-vitamin D) levels for potential …

OBJECTIVE To quantitatively assess the strength and shape of the association between
blood 25-hydroxy vitamin D [25 (OH) D] levels and incident risk of type 2 diabetes …

Background Approximately 30% of people over 65 years of age living in the community fall
each year. This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 2009. Objectives To …

The author reviews data supporting the recommendation to maintain a serum concentration
of vitamin D above 20 ng per milliliter and notes the lack of evidence to support a higher …

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a significant global health care problem, and pharmacotherapies
to treat the disease continue to emerge. However, the increasing burden of type 2 diabetes …

It is well known that endothelium is the key vessel wall component in the initiation of the
atherogenic process. Its possible role in the later stages has been strongly suggested. 17 …

Background: Low vitamin D status may increase mortality risk. Objective: We used
nonparametric (“highest compared with lowest” categories) and parametric (> 2 categories) …

The evidence on the association between baseline vitamin D status and risk of incident
hypertension in general populations is limited and has not been reliably quantified. We …

Considering that the vitamin D receptor as well as the 1-α-hydroxylase enzyme that converts
25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D) to its active form 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D have been …