Association between serum vitamin D deficiency and visceral fat indices in adolescents: The Ewha Birth and growth cohort study
The inverse relationship observed between vitamin D levels and visceral fat indices suggests a potential role in adiposity regulation and cardiometabolic health. Enhancing vitamin D status may help prevent obesity and reduce cardiometabolic risks in adolescents.
Authors
- Hyunjin Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6536-8787)
- Hyesook Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9359-6522)
- Kyunghee Jung‐Choi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9800-0994)
- Hye Ah Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4051-0350)
- Young Sun Hong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8552-9066)
- Seunghee Jun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0530-8720)
- Hoon Jang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0534-549X)
- Kyungmin Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5425-4212)
Institutions
- Ewha Womans University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0335507
- Primary Topic
- Vitamin D Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00