Contribution of vitamin D status as a determinant of cardiometabolic risk factors: a structural equation model, National Food and Nutrition Surveillance

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 1819 - 7
• Main Authors: Nikooyeh, Bahareh, Neyestani, Tirang R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 09.10.2021; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; Age; Age factors; Aged; Alfacalcidol; Anthropometry; Bivariate analysis; Blood lipid profile; BMI; Body mass index; Calcifediol; Calciferol; Cardiometabolic risk factors; Cardiovascular diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology; Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology; Cholesterol; Cross-Sectional Studies; Data collection; Demographic variables; Diagnosis; Dietary supplements; Female; Food selection; Gender; Health aspects; Health risks; High density lipoprotein; Humans; Lipids; Literature reviews; Male; Mathematical models; Measurement; Metabolic diseases; Metabolism; Middle Aged; Models, Theoretical; Multivariate statistical analysis; Nutrition; Nutrition monitoring; Public health; Risk analysis; Risk Factors; Statistical analysis; Structural equation modeling; Sunscreen; Surveillance; Variables; Vitamin D; Vitamin D Deficiency - epidemiology; Vitamin deficiency; Women; Young Adult; Iran; Structural equation modeling; Surveillance; Vitamin D; Cardiometabolic risk factors; BMI; Blood lipid profile

Structural equation modeling (SEM) is a method used to evaluate linear causal relationships among variables. This study aimed to investigate the direct and indirect effects of serum 25(OH) D on certain cardiovascular risk factors using SEM. An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted in six pr...