Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and association with metabolic syndrome in a Qatari population.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Despite long hours of sunlight in Qatar and other regions of the Middle East, vitamin D deficiency has been rising. In parallel, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome has also been increasing in Qatar. Vitamin D levels have been associated with metabolic syndrome but the data are inconsistent and no studies have addressed these inter-relationships in a Middle Eastern population where the prevalence of these conditions is high. The objective is to investigate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its association with metabolic syndrome and its components in the Qatar Biobank population.

Methods

A cross-sectional study of 1205 participants (702 women and 503 men) from the Qatar Biobank, comprising Qataris and non-Qataris between the ages of 18 and 80 years, was

SUBMITTER: Al-Dabhani K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5436094 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature