Lower vitamin D is associated with metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance in systemic lupus: data from an international inception cohort

Chew C., Reynolds J. A., Lertratanakul A., Wu P., Urowitz M., Gladman D. D., ...More

RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.60, no.10, pp.4737-4747, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 60 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/rheumatology/keab090
  • Journal Name: RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, CINAHL, EMBASE, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.4737-4747
  • Keywords: systemic lupus erythematosus, vitamin D, cardiovascular disease, epidemiology, 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D DEFICIENCY, CARDIOVASCULAR RISK-FACTORS, LOW-DENSITY-LIPOPROTEIN, 3RD NATIONAL-HEALTH, ERYTHEMATOSUS DATA, DISEASE-ACTIVITY, INDEPENDENT ASSOCIATION, WOMEN, PREVALENCE, 1,25-DIHYDROXYVITAMIN-D
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives. Vitamin D (25(OH)D) deficiency and metabolic syndrome (MetS) may both contribute to increased cardiovascular risk in SLE. We aimed to examine the association of demographic factors, SLE phenotype, therapy and vitamin D levels with MetS and insulin resistance.