The Association Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Diabetes in Adult African Americans and Whites: An NHANES Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The primary objective of this cross-sectional study is to investigate the association between vitamin D deficiency (VDD) and diabetes and see if this association is the same for adult (age ≥ 20) African Americans (AAs) and Whites. The secondary objective is to examine the distribution of the 25-hydroxyvitamin D test among AAs and Whites and to evaluate the appropriateness of using the same cut-off point for both groups to diagnose VDD.

Methods

Our analysis is based on the 2011-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES). We used two common propensity score adjustment methods to analyze the data-propensity score matching (PSM) and the inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW).

Results

The prevalence of diabetes for AAs and Whites w

SUBMITTER: Hadgu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12446391 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature