Journal of Metabolic Syndrome

Liang Ke

Publications

• Research Article
  Vitamin D and Metabolic Syndrome in Immigrant East Asian Women Living in Sydney, Australia: A Pilot
  Author(s): Kaye E Brock, Liang Ke, Fung Koo, Haeyoung Jang, Lindy Clemson, Elias Mpofu, Marilyn Tseng, David R Fraser, Markus J Seibel and Rebecca S MasonKaye E Brock, Liang Ke, Fung Koo, Haeyoung Jang, Lindy Clemson, Elias Mpofu, Marilyn Tseng, David R Fraser, Markus J Seibel and Rebecca S Mason
  
  Background: As epidemiological studies have linked vitamin D deficiency to risk of metabolic syndrome, we investigated vitamin D deficiency with metabolic syndrome prevalence in immigrant Asian women. Materials and Methods: In a cross-sectional pilot survey of older East Asian women (n=85 aged 60-95) we examined the association between vitamin D status (measured by serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D) with metabolicsyndrome risk factors. Results: The population mean for 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration in serum was 56 ± 22 nmol/L with forty percent being vitamin D deficient (< 50 nmol/L). Ninety-eight percent of the population had at least one metabolic syndrome risk factor, 85% had two, 55% had three and 8% had four. Having four metabolic syndrome risk factors was associated with a three fold risk of vitamin D d.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-0943.1000103

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