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Effect of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 on insulin resistance and β-cell function in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes
Yan Yang1, Xuejun Zhang1, Mingjing Bao1
1Department of Endocrinology Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital Chengdu Sichuan China.
Aims/Introduction:
To evaluate serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25(OH)D3) in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients and to explore the associations of 25(OH)D3 with insulin resistance and β-cell function.
Materials And Methods:
A total of 97 newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients and 69 healthy controls were recruited. Serum 25(OH)D3 was determined using high-pressure liquid chromatography. Insulin resistance was measured using a homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR). β-Cell function was determined using the HOMA β-cell function index (HOMA-β), early-phase insulin secretion index (ΔI30/ΔG30) and area under the insulin curve (AUCins). Correlation analysis was carried out using Pearson's correlation and multiple stepwise regression analysis.
Results:
Serum 25(OH)D3 was much lower in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes (t = -13.00, P < 0.01), and the prevalence of hypovitaminosis 25(OH)D3 was 62.9% (61/97) in diabetic patients. Among the diabetic patients, patients with hypovitaminosis 25(OH)D3 showed higher glycosylated hemoglobin and AUCglu (P < 0.01) as well as lower HOMA-β, ΔI30/ΔG30 and AUCins. Serum 25(OH)D3 was independently positively correlated with ΔI30/ΔG30 and AUCins (P < 0.05), but was not significantly correlated with either HOMA-IR or HOMA-β. Only triglycerides, glycosylated hemoglobin and ΔI30/ΔG30 emerged as independent factors associated with serum 25(OH)D3 in both diabetes patients and the health control group.
Conclusions:
The present results further showed a low serum 25(OH)D3 concentration in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes. 25(OH)D3 deficiency is associated with disturbances in glucose metabolism and lipid metabolism. Serum 25(OH)D3 is not correlated with basal insulin resistance or β-cell function, but is significantly positively correlated with glucose-stimulated insulin secretion and β-cell function.
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