High prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency and its association with obesity and metabolic syndrome among Malay adults in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Background: Vitamin D status, as indicated by 25-hydroxyvitamin D is inversely associated with adiposity, glucose homeostasis, lipid profiles, and blood pressure along with its classic role in calcium homeostasis and bone metabolism. It is also shown to be inversely associated with metabolic syndrom...
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BioMed Central
2011
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/3059/1/High_prevalence_of_vitamin_D_insufficiency_and_its_association_with_obesity_and_metabolic.pdf http://eprints.um.edu.my/3059/ http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/735/abstract/ |
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| Institution: | Universiti Malaya |
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