Associations of vitamin D, parathyroid hormone and calcium with cardiovascular risk factors in US adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine independent associations of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), parathyroid hormone (PTH) and calcium with a range of cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents.

Design

Cross-sectional population-based study.

Setting

A nationally representative sample of the US adolescent population.

Participants

Healthy adolescents (aged 12-19) participating in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) between 2001 and 2006. Numbers varied between 740 and 5609 for given exposure and outcome associations.

Main outcome measures

Systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), lipids (triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C)), fasting insulin and gluco

SUBMITTER: Williams DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3931194 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature