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Sex-Dependent Association of Vitamin D With Insulin Resistance in Humans.

Xin ChenChang ChuCornelia DoebisVolker von BaehrBerthold Hocher
Published in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2021)
Vitamin D was inversely and independently associated with insulin resistance only in women with vitamin D deficiency. Based on our data, we suggest that in particular vitamin D deficient women might benefit from vitamin D substitution by improving insulin resistance. This, however, needs to be proven in adequately designed double-blind placebo-controlled clinical studies.
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