Body Mass Index, Vitamin D, and Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

• Published in: Nutrients Vol. 10; no. 9; p. 1182
• Main Authors: Rafiq, Shamaila, Jeppesen, Per Bendix
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 28.08.2018; MDPI
• Subjects: Biomarkers - blood; Blood Glucose - metabolism; blood serum; Body Mass Index; computer software; data analysis; Diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - blood; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - diagnosis; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology; Humans; Meta-analysis; noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; obesity; Obesity - blood; Obesity - diagnosis; Obesity - epidemiology; observational studies; Prognosis; randomized clinical trials; Review; Risk Factors; Systematic review; Vitamin D; Vitamin D - blood; Vitamin D Deficiency - blood; Vitamin D Deficiency - diagnosis; Vitamin D Deficiency - epidemiology; Vitamin deficiency; vitamin status; Denmark; United States > US; Aarhus Denmark; type 2 diabetes; hypovitaminosis D; Vitamin D; body mass index; BMI

The deficiency of vitamin D is prevalent all over the world. Studies have shown that vitamin D may play an important role in the development of obesity. The current study was conducted to quantitatively evaluate the association between serum 25-(OH) vitamin D levels and the risk of obesity in both d...