The association between vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphism and the risk of
cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remains unclear. This study aimed to assess a relationship …

Objective To determine the frequency of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms
BsmI, ApaI, TaqI and FokI and their associations with bone mineral density (BMD) in …

Objectives Osteoporosis is a multifactoral disease with aetiology depending from the
hormonal, environmental, and genetic factors. One of the suggested candidate gene …

Background: Objective: To examine obesity and metabolic disorders associated with vitamin
D (VitD) deficiency/insufficiency in community-living Chilean older people. Methods: Cross …

Objective To evaluate the relationship between vitamin D status and hypertriglyceridemic‐
waist (HTW) phenotype and cardiometabolic markers in individuals with type 2 diabetes …

Background Vitamin D is essential for maintiiining bone health and growth throughout life.
Vitamin D deficiency not only leads to bone metabolic diseases in children and adults but …

The association between polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene and bone
mineral density (BMD) has been studied by many investigators. However, the question of …

Background Prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factors is increasing and vitamin D
insufficiency/deficiency has become a worldwide public health problem, even in tropical …

Aim Vitamin D co-regulates the synthesis of sex hormones. Therefore, the aim of this study
was to determine whether the presence of certain genotypes of the vitamin D receptor gene …

Background Osteoporosis, a multifactorial disease with reduced bone mineral density which
increases the probability of bone fractures, is caused by calcium deficiency, and its …