Open AccessVitamin D Status and Cardio-Metabolic Risk in Indian Postmenopausal Women
Author(s) -
Subarna Mitra,
Prasant Nayak,
Sarita Agrawal,
Jaya Prakash Sahoo,
Sadishkumar Kamalanathan,
Rachita Nanda
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/17839.7438
Subject(s) - metabolic syndrome , medicine , vitamin d and neurology , vitamin d deficiency , waist , endocrinology , national cholesterol education program , physiology , vitamin , body mass index , obesity
The prevalence of chronic and non-communicable health disorders like cardiovascular diseases and metabolic syndrome is increasing worldwide including in India. The various risk factors for these health issues need to be addressed. The role of vitamin D deficiency in the causation of all these abnormal health conditions among postmenopausal women is a matter of debate now-a-days.