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25 ng Vitamin D reduced chance of diabetes by 43 percent -review July 2011

Vitamin D and type 2 diabetes: a systematic review.

Eur J Clin Nutr. 2011 Jul 6. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2011.118.
Mitri J, Muraru MD, Pittas AG.
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.

Background/Objectives:Vitamin D may modify the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The aim of this review was to examine the association between vitamin D status and incident type 2 diabetes, and the effect of vitamin D supplementation on glycemic outcomes.

Methods:We performed a systematic review of English-language studies using MEDLINE through February 2011. Longitudinal cohort studies reporting associations between vitamin D status and incident type 2 diabetes, and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of vitamin D supplementation, were included. Study characteristics and results were extracted, and study quality was assessed.

Results:A total of 8 observational cohort studies and 11 RCTs were included. In meta-analyses of observational studies, vitamin D intake >500 international units (IU)/day decreased the risk of type 2 diabetes by 13% compared with vitamin D intake <200?IU/day.

Individuals with the highest vitamin D status (>25?ng/ml) had a 43% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes (95% confidence interval 24, 57%) compared with those in the lowest group (<14?ng/ml).

In post hoc analyses from eight trials among participants with normal glucose tolerance at baseline and in three small underpowered (n=32-62) trials of patients with established type 2 diabetes, there was no effect of vitamin D supplementation on glycemic outcomes. In two trials among patients with baseline glucose intolerance, vitamin D supplementation improved insulin resistance.

Conclusions:Vitamin D may play a role in type 2 diabetes; however, to better define the role of vitamin D in the development and progression of type 2 diabetes, high-quality observational studies and RCTs that measure blood 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration and clinically relevant glycemic outcomes are needed
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition advance online publication, 6 July 2011; doi:10.1038/ejcn.2011.118.

PMID: 21731035


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