Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors and the Serum Levels of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D in the United States

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Authors

David Martins

Myles Wolf

Deyu Pan · Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

Ashraf Zadshir · Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

Naureen Tareen · Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

Ravi Thadhani · Harvard University Press

Arnold J. Felsenfeld · University of California, Los Angeles

Barton S. Levine

Abstract

Serum 25(OH)D levels are associated with important cardiovascular disease risk factors in US adults. Prospective studies to assess a direct benefit of cholecalciferol (vitamin D) supplementation on cardiovascular disease risk factors are warranted.

Topics & Keywords

Vitamin D Research Studies Nutritional Studies and Diet Diet and metabolism studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Archives of Internal Medicine

Volume 167, Issue 11, pp. 1159-1159

DOI: 10.1001/archinte.167.11.1159

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