Low Levels of Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Are Associated with Increased Risk of Myocardial Infarction, Especially in Women: Results from the MONICA/KORA Augsburg Case-Cohort Study | Zendy

Mahir Karakas | Zendy; Barbara Thorand | Zendy; Astrid Zierer | Zendy; Cornelia Huth | Zendy; Christa Meisinger | Zendy; Michael Roden | Zendy; Wolfgang Rottbauer | Zendy; Annette Peters | Zendy; Wolfgang Köenig | Zendy; Christian Herder | Zendy

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Low Levels of Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Are Associated with Increased Risk of Myocardial Infarction, Especially in Women: Results from the MONICA/KORA Augsburg Case-Cohort Study

Author(s) -

Mahir Karakas,

Barbara Thorand,

Astrid Zierer,

Cornelia Huth,

Christa Meisinger,

Michael Roden,

Wolfgang Rottbauer,

Annette Peters,

Wolfgang Köenig,

Christian Herder

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2012-2368

Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , vitamin d and neurology , myocardial infarction , vitamin d deficiency , population , cohort , body mass index , endocrinology , confidence interval , prospective cohort study , cohort study , environmental health

A growing body of evidence suggests that vitamin D deficiency may adversely affect the cardiovascular system. Therefore, we thought to prospectively assess the association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D, the most commonly used index of vitamin D status, and incident coronary heart disease.

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