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Vitamin D status and its correlates in Saudi male population.

Karim H FarhatMostafa A ArafaDanny M RabahHussein S AminNahla K Ibrahim
Published in: BMC public health (2019)
Vitamin D deficiency is still endemic in Saudi Arabia, particularly among younger males and those with diabetes and hypercholesterolemia. Vitamin D screening, supplementations, and vitamin D-fortified foods should be provided especially for these groups.
Keyphrases
  • type diabetes
  • cardiovascular disease
  • glycemic control
  • adipose tissue
  • insulin resistance
  • low density lipoprotein