S Tepper, D R Shahar, D Geva, O Avizohar, M Nodelman, E Segal, S Ish-Shalom
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: To determine the association between vitamin D status and cardiometabolic indicators, and to determine the vitamin threshold that affects these parameters. METHODS AND RESULTS: High-tech employees were recruited from a periodic occupational health examination clinic and via the study's website. Diastolic and systolic blood pressure (DBP, SBP), body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference were measured. Serum concentrations of 25(OH)D, fasting plasma insulin (FPI), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), triglycerides (TG), and high sensitive C-Reactive Protein (hs-CRP) were measured in fasting blood samples...
May 2014: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases: NMCD