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Vitamin D Levels in Subjects with Prostate Cancer Compared to Age-Matched Controls
Joint Authors
Zdunek, Sonya
Yaturu, Subhashini
Youngberg, Barbara
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-12-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common cancer in men worldwide and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men in the United States.
Vitamin D is considered to have anticancer properties, currently thought to work mainly through its nuclear receptor or vitamin D receptor.
In this retrospective study, we compared vitamin D levels in subjects with PCa with those of age-matched men without PCa.
Study subjects included 479 in each group with a mean age of 73 and a mean creatinine of 1.05 and 1.15.
Levels of 25 (OH) vitamin D were 28.4±0.54 and 28.05±0.62 in subjects with and without PCa.
Levels of 1,25 (OH) vitamin D were 47.2±6.8 and 47.1±7.11 in subjects with and without PCa.
In contrast to other studies, we did not find a significant difference in vitamin D levels.
Among prostate cancer patients, vitamin D levels correlated positively with age (r=0.12, P<0.02), and were negatively associated with BMI (r=−0.13, P=0.003), glucose (r=−0.12, P<0.007), HbA1C (r=−0.16, P=0.001), and PTH (r=−0.21; P<0.0001).
The data do not show the causal effect of vitamin D levels on PCa.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yaturu, Subhashini& Zdunek, Sonya& Youngberg, Barbara. 2012. Vitamin D Levels in Subjects with Prostate Cancer Compared to Age-Matched Controls. Prostate Cancer،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yaturu, Subhashini…[et al.]. Vitamin D Levels in Subjects with Prostate Cancer Compared to Age-Matched Controls. Prostate Cancer No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Yaturu, Subhashini& Zdunek, Sonya& Youngberg, Barbara. Vitamin D Levels in Subjects with Prostate Cancer Compared to Age-Matched Controls. Prostate Cancer. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-478508
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-478508