Gender-specific association between circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
We concluded a gender-specific relationship between serum 25(OH)D and the incidence of DR in T2DM, supported by a significant inverse association between serum 25(OH)D and DR only in males, which could be mediated by a marked reduction in TT levels.
Authors
- Jingrui Kang
- Cuiling Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4759-3558)
- Jing He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9034-8390)
- Xiaohui Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9354-3789)
- Ying‐Chuan Yin
- Mei Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8510-5287)
Institutions
- Integrated Chinese Medicine (China) (HK)
- Third People's Hospital of Hefei (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Endocrinology
- Published
- 2025-04-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2025.1541961
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Vitamin D Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47