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Is There an Association between Vitamin D Level and Microvascular Complications of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus?

Issue:

Vol 2, Issue 3 (2015)

DOI:

10.7727/wimjopen.2015.265

Pages:

138–41

Synopsis:

Although vitamin D deficiency is more common in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus than healthy subjects, no relationship between vitamin D deficiency and microvascular complications of diabetes was found in this study.

ABSTRACT

Objective: Vitamin D deficiency is associated with impaired glucose tolerance and the development of Type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus.The aim of this study was to compare the 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OH-vitamin D) levels between Type 2 diabetic patients with and without microvascular complications and healthy subjects to identify any possible associations with vitamin D levels and microvascular complications.

Received:

May 21, 2015

Accepted:

June 1, 2015

Published:

September 30, 2015

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