Relationships between diabetes, vitamin D status, depression, and Hispanic ethnicity: a project FRONTIER study
In this rural West Texas cohort, diabetes was significantly associated with low VD levels and high VD-sensitive depression scores. HE was associated with higher levels of diabetes-related biomarkers and higher VD-sensitive depression scores. These disparities are crucial to consider when examining areas for healthcare improvement in West Texas, particularly among aging populations.
Authors
- Andrew Changhun Shin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4748-5135)
- Boris Decourt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7637-5034)
- Ashish Sarangi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3176-4006)
- Volker Neugebauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6158-8635)
- Annette Boles
- Mohammed Pourghaed
- Jonathan P. Singer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7789-5047)
- Marwan N. Sabbagh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8139-3309)
- John Culberson
- Riley McCready
- G.J. Ashworth
- Philip Antwi-Adjei
- J. Josh Lawrence
- Jonathan Kopel
- Felipe Ramirez-Velandia
- Claudia Morris
Institutions
- Texas Tech University (US)
- Barrow Neurological Institute (US)
- Georgetown University (US)
- MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (US)
- Institute on Aging (US)
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nutrition and Diabetes
- Published
- 2026-01-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41387-025-00409-3
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Vitamin D Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 36.00
Funders
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center