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| Monteiro Júnior,F.C.; Mandarino,N.R.; Santos,E.M.; Santos,A.M.; Salgado,J.V.; Brito,D.J.A.; Salgado,B.J.L.; Lages,J.S.; Castelo Branco,G.; Salgado Filho,N.. |
| Hypovitaminosis D has been identified as a possible new cardiovascular risk factor. However, the results of studies correlating serum vitamin D levels with markers of subclinical atherosclerosis have been conflicting. The aim of this study was to correlate serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] with carotid intima-media thickness (C-IMT) and conventional cardiovascular risk factors in Afro-descendants. A cross-sectional analysis was performed on a sample of 382 individuals from a cohort of descendants of African slaves, inhabitants of “Quilombola” communities, with a mean age of 57.79 ±15.3 years, 54.5% of whom were women. Socio-demographic and clinical data were collected and biochemical tests were performed, including serum levels of 25(OH)D by... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Vitamin D deficiency; Carotid intima-media thickness (C-IMT); Atherosclerosis; African continental ancestry group. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2018000400606 |
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