Differential associations of ferritin and 25-hydroxyvitamin D with fasting glucose and diabetes risk in community dwelling older men.
Simon CarrivickHelman AlfonsoJonathan GolledgePaula ClancyLeon FlickerJenny E GuntonGraeme J HankeyOsvaldo P AlmeidaPaul E NormanBu B YeapPublished in: Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews (2019)
In older men, ferritin is associated with fasting glucose but not prevalent diabetes. Higher 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are independently associated with lower fasting glucose and reduced risk of diabetes. Clinical trials are required to determine whether interventions, which raise vitamin D concentrations, would reduce incidence of diabetes in this expanding demographic group.