The relationship between nutrition status indicators and vitamin D deficiency in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Purpose: To investigate the association between nutrition status indicators and vitamin D deficiency in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. Patients and methods: This cross-sectional study enrolled 285 hospitalized T2DM patients from Hebei General Hospital. Vitamin D deficiency was defined as serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) < 20 ng/mL. Nutritional indicators, including total protein, albumin, prealbumin, body mass index (BMI), uric acid (UA), hemoglobin (Hb), and other information, were collected from medical records. Logistic regression, subgroup, and sensitivity analyses were used to explore the relationship between nutrition indicators and vitamin D deficiency. Results: = 0.026). Conclusion: The nutrition indicator (total protein) was negatively related to vitamin D deficiency.