Charles J Glueck, Vybhav Jetty, Matan Rothschild, Gregory Duhon, Parth Shah, Marloe Prince, Kevin Lee, Michael Goldenberg, Ashwin Kumar, Naila Goldenberg, Ping Wang
BACKGROUND: Serum 25(OH) vitamin D levels are inversely associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality, mediated in part by independent positive relationships with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLC) and inverse relationships with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLC), triglyceride, and homocysteine. AIMS: In this study, we assessed relationships between fasting serum vitamin D and lipids, lipoprotein cholesterols, and homocysteine. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We studied 1534 patients sequentially referred to our center from 2007 to 2016...
July 2016: North American Journal of Medical Sciences