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SynthesisMedicine2019

Efficacy of vitamin D supplementation on glycemic control in type 2 diabetes patients: A meta-analysis of interventional studies.

Zhiwei Hu, Jin'an Chen, Xinjuan Sun, Lei Wang, Aiping Wang

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Synthesis in Medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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46 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 96 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Zhiwei HuDepartment of Endocrinology, 454 Hospital Affiliated to People's Liberation Army, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
Jin'an Chen
Xinjuan Sun
Lei Wang
Aiping Wang
Apple (Israel) · IL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundConflicting evidence exists on the effect of vitamin D supplementation on glucose metabolism in subjects with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Therefore, this meta-analysis focuses on the relationship between vitamin D intervention and glycaemic control in subjects with T2D.

methodsWe reviewed available randomized controlled trials (RCTs) studies from the establishment time of each database to March 31, 2018. Stata 13.0 software was used to evaluate the included literature.

resultsFinally, a total of 19 RCT studies involving 747 intervention subjects and 627 placebo controls were included in this meta-analysis. Meta-analysis results showed that compared with the control group, the short-term vitamin D supplementation group had a decline in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), insulin resistance, and insulin. The Standard Mean Difference (SMD) (95% CI [95% confidence interval]) of HbA1c, insulin resistance, and insulin were -0.17 (-0.29, -0.05), -0.75 (-0.97, -0.53), -0.57 (-0.78, -0.35), respectively with all P value <.05. But there were no significant differences in long-term follow-up vitamin D intervention.

conclusionVitamin D supplementation in T2D patients can improve HbA1c, insulin resistance, and insulin in short-term intervention, suggesting that vitamin D can be considered as a therapeutic agent along with the other treatments for T2D.

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Blood GlucoseDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleGlycated HemoglobinHumansInsulinInsulin ResistanceRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicVitamin DVitaminsBlood GlucoseGlycated HemoglobinInsulinVitamin DVitamins

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PMID30946322
PMCPMC6456062
OpenAlexW2931886845

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