Longitudinal changes in serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D in the Dallas Heart Study.

Sasan MirfakhraeeColby R AyersDarren K McGuireNaim M Maalouf

Published in: Clinical endocrinology (2017)

Despite increased vitamin D supplementation, serum 25(OH)D decreased in an ethnically diverse cohort of Dallas County residents between 2000-2002 and 2007-2009. Features most predictive of a decline in serum 25(OH)D include male sex, Hispanic ethnicity and weight gain.

Keyphrases

weight gain
body mass index
birth weight
heart failure
african american