Korean J Health Promot.  2019 Dec;19(4):210-220. 10.15384/kjhp.2019.19.4.210.

Association between High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Vitamin D Levels in Adult Men in the Fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

• Jung IK

• KMID: 2469168
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.15384/kjhp.2019.19.4.210

Abstract

BACKGROUND
Patients with metabolic syndrome had low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels. Moreover, vitamin D deficiency is also related to metabolic syndrome. This study aimed to investigate the association between vitamin D and HDL-C levels.
METHODS
To determine the association between HDL-C and vitamin D levels, 5,537 males who had no missing values were systematically selected from the fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Then, the association was investigated by a multivariable logistic regression analysis after adjusting for the effects of confounding factors on vitamin D and HDL-C levels, such as age, body mass index (BMI), sociodemographic factors, and lifestyle factors.
RESULTS
In Korean men aged ≥20 years, the mean vitamin D and HDL-C levels were 18.3±0.2 ng/mL and 46.8±0.2 mg/dL, respectively. Moreover, the prevalence of low HDL-C levels was 29.2±0.8%. After adjusting for age, BMI, sociodemographic factors, and lifestyle factors, the risk of low HDL-C levels in the lowest quartile of vitamin D level was 1.296 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.035-1.623) times higher and that in the second quartile of vitamin D level was 1.354 (95% CI, 1.086-1.690) times higher than that in the third quartile of vitamin D level (P<0.05).
CONCLUSIONS
The risk of low HDL-C levels is associated with vitamin D level after adjustment for age, BMI, sociodemographic factors, and lifestyle factors.

Keyword

Vitamin D; HDL-cholesterol; Metabolic syndrome; Life style

MeSH Terms

Adult*
Body Mass Index
Cholesterol*
Humans
Korea*
Life Style
Lipoproteins*
Logistic Models
Male
Nutrition Surveys*
Prevalence
Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D*
Vitamins*
Cholesterol
Lipoproteins
Vitamin D
Vitamins

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