Maternal plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and the risk for gestational diabetes mellitus.

Evidence is accumulating for a role of vitamin D in maintaining normal glucose homeostasis. However, studies that prospectively examined circulating concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-[OH] D) in relation to diabetes risk are limited. Our objective is to determine the association between mater...

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Main Authors: Cuilin Zhang, Chunfang Qiu, Frank B Hu, Robert M David, Rob M van Dam, Alexander Bralley, Michelle A Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2582131?pdf=render