Serum Calcium Concentrations, Chronic Inflammation and Glucose Metabolism: A Cross-Sectional Analysis in the Andhra Pradesh Children and Parents Study (APCaPS).

Elevated serum calcium was positively associated with markers of dysregulated glucose metabolism and prevalent type II diabetes in a rural Indian population. Chronic inflammation did not mediate this association but was independently associated with markers of dysregulated glucose metabolism. Inflammation might be responsible for elevated serum calcium concentrations in men.