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SUBMITTER: Shieh A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5460735 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shieh Albert A Ma Christina C Chun Rene F RF Witzel Sten S Rafison Brandon B Contreras Hannah T M HTM Wittwer-Schegg Jonas J Swinkels Leon L Huijs Tonnie T Hewison Martin M Adams John S JS
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 20170401 4
<h4>Context</h4>Vitamin D deficiency disproportionately affects nonwhite individuals. Controversy persists over how to best restore low 25D levels, and how to best define vitamin D status [total (protein bound plus free) vs free 25D].<h4>Objective</h4>To assess the effects of vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol, or D3) vs 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (calcifediol, or 25D3) on total and free 25D in a multiethnic cohort of adults, and whether change in parathyroid hormone (PTH) is more strongly associated with to ...[more]