The Relationship of Serum Vitamin D Levels and the Framingham Risk Score among Male Workers in the Manufacturing Sector.
- Author:
Seung Hyun PARK
1
;
Young Wook KIM
;
Chang Ho CHAE
;
Jun Seok SON
;
Chan Woo KIM
;
Jae Youn KIM
;
Ja Hyun KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Samsung Changwon Hospital, College of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea. orangeload@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Vitamin D deficiency;
Cardiovascular disease;
Risk factors
- MeSH:
Cardiovascular Diseases;
Humans;
Logistic Models;
Male;
Mass Screening;
Risk Factors;
Vitamin D;
Vitamin D Deficiency;
Vitamins
- From:Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
2012;24(2):115-123
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: A growing body of evidence states that vitamin D deficiencies may adversely affect cardiovascular disease, however data from Korean workers are lacking. The purpose of this study was to investigate the vitamin D level of the Korean worker and the relationship between vitamin D levels and the Framingham Risk Score. METHODS: 11,448 male workers who visited a university hospital for health screening between March 2010 and August 2011, were enrolled in the study. We measured their of serum vitamin D(25(OH)D) levels and calculated their Framingham Risk Score. RESULTS: The mean serum vitamin D(25(OH)D) level of the surveyed workers was 13.03+/-6.47 ng/mL. 12.4% of the total workers had adequate vitamin D levels. It was found that the lower the vitamin D level, the higher the risk of cardiovascular disease. The Framingham Risk Score and vitamin D levels were found to be significantly related (OR=1.39, 95% CI 1.14~1.68) through a multivariate logistic regression analysis. CONCLUSIONS: 87.6% of workers possessed inappropriate vitamin D levels. Management for this high risk group in regards to cardiovascular disease should be included in the evaluation and vitamin D levels should be corrected.
