Association between vitamin D and adiponectin and its relationship with body mass index: the META-Health Study

Association between vitamin D and adiponectin and its relationship with body mass index: the META-Health Study

Background: Low vitamin D and adiponectin levels are both associated with obesity and cardiovascular disease. Previous studies have indicated that vitamin D levels are directly associated with adiponectin, and that the association varies across body mass index (BMI) categories; stronger with increas...

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Main Authors: Aurelian eBidulescu, Alanna A. Morris, Yuan-Xiang eMeng, Neli eStoyanova, Viola eVaccarino, Arshed A. Quyyumi, Gary H. Gibbons
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
Adiponectin
African Americans
Obesity
Vitamin D
minorities
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2014.00193/full

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