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Association of 25-hydroxyvitamin D with cardiometabolic risk factors and metabolic syndrome: a mendelian randomization study.
Nutrition journal - 28 Oct 2019
Chen Chi, Chen Yi, Weng Pan, Xia Fangzhen, Li Qin, Zhai Hualing, Wang Ningjian, Lu Yingli
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Low circulating vitamin D levels have been associated with increased risk of metabolic syndrome (MS) and cardiometabolic risk factors in multiple epidemiology studies. However, whether this association is causal is still unclear. We aimed to test whether genetically lowered vitamin D levels were associated with MS and its metabolic traits, using mendelian randomization (MR) methodology. METHODS: Ten...
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