Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation on Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes in Patients With Prediabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

• Published in: Diabetes care Vol. 43; no. 7; pp. 1650 - 1658
• Main Authors: Zhang, Yu, Tan, Huiwen, Tang, Jingjing, Li, Jing, Chong, Weelic, Hai, Yang, Feng, Yuning, Lunsford, L. Dade, Xu, Ping, Jia, Desheng, Fang, Fang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Diabetes Association 01.07.2020
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Calciferol; Clinical trials; Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic - statistics & numerical data; Data search; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetes mellitus (non-insulin dependent); Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - prevention & control; Dietary Supplements; Female; Health risks; Humans; Male; Meta-analysis; Middle Aged; Prediabetic State - diet therapy; Prediabetic State - epidemiology; Prevention; Reversion; Risk; Supplements; Systematic review; Vitamin D; Vitamin D - administration & dosage; Young Adult

While observational studies have shown an association between vitamin D insufficiency and diabetes, it is unclear whether intervention with vitamin D supplements can lower the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). To assess whether vitamin D supplementation reduces the risk of T2DM in people with...