Korean J Obes.  2015 Mar;24(1):30-35. 10.7570/kjo.2015.24.1.30.

Vitamin D Status and Its Relation with Abdominal Adiposity and Cardiovascular Risk Factors of Korean Adults in Certain Areas

• Shin SR
• Han AL
• Park SH

• KMID: 2271150
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7570/kjo.2015.24.1.30

Abstract

BACKGROUND
Vitamin D is thought to play an important role in adipogenesis and in preventing a variety of diseases. There are few studies that analyze the relationship between vitamin D and the distribution of fat in Korean population. This study analyzed the vitamin D status in adults and evaluated its relationship with obesity also with cardiovascular risk factors in a Korean community.
METHODS
Subjects involved patients who visited a health promotion center. Anthropometric measurements as in subcutaneous adipose tissue, visceral adipose tissue, body mass index, waist circumference, and blood pressure were assessed. Blood tests including glucose, hemoglobin A1c, lipid profiles, 25(OH)D were evaluated. We analyzed the correlation between 25(OH)D concentrations with obesity factors and with cardiovascular risk factors.
RESULTS
Among the studied patients, 25(OH)D status was sufficient for 2.7%, insufficient for 27.2%, and deficient for 70.1%. 25(OH)D was negatively correlated with visceral adipose tissue, but no association was found between subcutaneous fat, waist circumference and body mass index. Among cardiovascular risk factors, glucose, hemoglobin A1c, total cholesterol, triglyceride, low density lipoprotein-cholesterol were negatively correlated with vitamin D.
CONCLUSION
Vitamin D deficiency was found in 70.1% in this community. Vitamin D level showed significant correlation with visceral adipose tissue among abdominal fat tissue, but less significant correlation with cardiovascular risk factor.

Keyword

Vitamin D deficiency; Visceral adipose tissue; Cardiovascular risk factor

MeSH Terms

Abdominal Fat
Adipogenesis
Adiposity*
Adult*
Blood Pressure
Body Mass Index
Cholesterol
Glucose
Health Promotion
Hematologic Tests
Humans
Intra-Abdominal Fat
Obesity
Risk Factors*
Subcutaneous Fat
Triglycerides
Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D*
Waist Circumference
Cholesterol
Glucose
Vitamin D