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Circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D is associated with insulin resistance cross-sectionally but not longitudinally in older adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study.

TitleCirculating 25-hydroxyvitamin D is associated with insulin resistance cross-sectionally but not longitudinally in older adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2013
AuthorsDanziger, J, Biggs, ML, Niemi, M, Ix, JH, Kizer, JR, Djoussé, L, de Boer, IH, Siscovick, DS, Kestenbaum, B, Mukamal, KJ
JournalMetabolism
Volume62
Issue12
Pagination1788-94
Date Published2013 Dec
ISSN1532-8600
KeywordsAdiposity, Aged, Anthropometry, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cross-Sectional Studies, Exercise, Female, Humans, Hydroxycholecalciferols, Inflammation, Insulin, Insulin Resistance, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Risk Factors, Surveys and Questionnaires
Abstract<p><b>BACKGROUND: </b>Despite extensive study, the role of vitamin D in insulin resistance and secretion remains unclear.</p><p><b>OBJECTIVE: </b>To examine the cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships between 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations and indices of insulin resistance and secretion in older adults.</p><p><b>METHODS AND RESULTS: </b>Among 2134 participants of the Cardiovascular Health Study who were free from cardiovascular disease, we measured serum 25(OH)D concentrations in samples collected in 1992-1993. We examined insulin resistance and secretion using Homeostasis Model Assessment (HOMA) estimates cross-sectionally and among 1469 participants who had repeated HOMA measures four years later (1996-1997). In cross-sectional analysis, each 10 ng/mL increment in 25(OH)D concentration was associated with a 0.09 lower adjusted HOMA-IR [95% CI (-0.17, -0.02), p=0.01]. However, baseline 25(OH)D concentrations were not associated with change in HOMA-IR over 4 years of follow up (p=0.48). 25(OH)D concentrations were not associated with insulin secretion, as determined by HOMA-β, in either cross-sectional or longitudinal analysis.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>Circulating 25(OH)D concentrations are associated with lower insulin resistance in cross-sectional but not longitudinal analyses. Whether this reflects residual confounding in cross-sectional analyses or the short-term nature of the relationship between vitamin D and insulin sensitivity will require trials with repeated measures of these factors.</p>
DOI10.1016/j.metabol.2013.07.008
Alternate JournalMetab. Clin. Exp.
PubMed ID23987236
PubMed Central IDPMC4159161
Grant ListN01HC85080 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
U01 HL080295 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
HHSN268200800007C / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
N01HC55222 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
R01 HL094555 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
N01HC85086 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
HL094555 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
N01HC85081 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
N01HC85079 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
HHSN268201200036C / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
N01HC85086 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
R01 HL080295 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
N01HC85082 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
HHSN268200800007C / / PHS HHS / United States
N01HC85082 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
N01HC85083 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
HHSN268201200036C / / PHS HHS / United States
HL080295 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
N01HC85083 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
N01HC85079 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
R01 AG023629 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
N01HC85080 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
AG023629 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
R56 AG023629 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
N01HC85081 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
N01 HC55222 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States