Associations between Vitamin D Status and Type 2 Diabetes Measures among Inuit in Greenland May Be Affected by Other Factors.
OBJECTIVE:Epidemiological studies have provided evidence of an association between vitamin D insufficiency and type 2 diabetes. Vitamin D levels have decreased among Inuit in Greenland, and type 2 diabetes is increasing. We hypothesized that the decline in vitamin D could have contributed to the inc...
Main Authors: | Nina O Nielsen, Peter Bjerregaard, Pernille F Rønn, Henrik Friis, Stig Andersen, Mads Melbye, Marika Lundqvist, Arieh S Cohen, David M Hougaard, Marit E Jørgensen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4830590?pdf=render |
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