Association between vitamin D deficiency and the risk of prevalent type 2 diabetes and incident prediabetes: A prospective cohort study using data from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA).

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is hypothesized that vitamin D contributes to the aetiology of type 2 diabetes mellitus (diabetes). This study's objective was to examine the relationships between baseline vitamin D status (as measured by plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration) and both prevalent diabetes and prospective risk of developing diabetes, including prediabetes, in a population with historically low levels of vitamin D.

Methods

In this prospective cohort study, data from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), a nationally representative cohort of adults aged ≥50 years residing in Ireland were analysed, including wave 1 (October 2009-June 2011) (n = 5272) and wave 3 (March 2014-October 2015) (n = 3828). Those aged <50 years at baseline or who did not complete

SUBMITTER: McCarthy K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9486023 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature