Cardiometabolic healthy and unhealthy obesity: does vitamin D play a role?

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:The aim of this observational study was to clarify the link between vitamin D status and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in people with visceral obesity. DESIGN AND METHODS:One hundred ninety-six consecutive patients (152 women; mean age 51 ± 13 years) with visceral obesity (mean body weight 103 ± 20 kg, mean waist circumference (WC) 119 ± 13 cm) were enrolled at the Obesity Outpatient Clinic of the University of Insubria in Varese. Anthropometric measurements were recorded. Laboratory tests, including vitamin D (25(OH)D)), fasting blood glucose (FBG), lipid profile, liver and kidney function tests were assessed. Vitamin D status was defined according to the European Society of Endocrinology guidelines, MetS to the 2009 harmonized definition. RESULTS:An inverse association emerged amon

SUBMITTER: Piantanida E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5717541 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature