scholarly journals Vitamin D deficiency is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease in Koreans aged ≥ 50 years: results from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunmin Park ◽  
Byung-Kook Lee
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Vitamin D ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Vitamin D Deficiency ◽  
National Health ◽  
Independent Risk Factor ◽  
Nutrition Examination Survey ◽  
Health And Nutrition

scholarly journals Environmental and Occupation Factors Associated with Vitamin D Deficiency in Korean Adults: The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) 2010–2014

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (24) ◽  
pp. 9166
Author(s):  
Hye Yin Park ◽  
Youn-Hee Lim ◽  
Jae Bum Park ◽  
Jeongbae Rhie ◽  
Soo-Jin Lee
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Vitamin D Deficiency ◽  
Shift Work ◽  
National Health ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Population Characteristics ◽  
Nutrition Examination Survey ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Age And Sex

While exposure to sunlight is a well-documented primary source of vitamin D supply, factors leading to vitamin D deficiency vary according to population characteristics. Using nationwide data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES), we aimed to investigate a diverse range of potential factors in association with vitamin D deficiency. Overall, 21,208 participants aged ≥20 years were selected from KNHANES conducted between 2010 and 2014. The associations between various environmental and occupational factors and vitamin D deficiency (defined as serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] < 20 ng/mL) were evaluated in logistic regression models after controlling for potential covariates and also after stratification for age and sex. Under given criteria, 15,138 (71.4%) participants were vitamin D deficient. Significant associations were observed between vitamin D deficiency and average environmental temperature and radiation, weekly walking frequency, type of occupation, and shift work. When participants were stratified by age and sex, we observed greater associations of vitamin D deficiency with walking frequency among young males (odds ratio [OR] and 95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 1.24 [1.05–1.47] for those walking <5 times per week compared to those walking ≥5 times per week) and shift work (OR [95% CI]: 1.40 [1.10–1.78] for those working at night compared to those working during the day). We also observed a significant association of vitamin D deficiency with educational attainment (OR [95% CI]: 1.43 [1.09–1.89] for those with ≤middle school compared to those with ≥high school) among older group of females. This study suggests that vitamin D deficiency is related to geographical conditions and subpopulation characteristics. The age and sex-specific associations may urge the effective promotion of vitamin D supply recommendations.

scholarly journals Association of Blood Cadmium with Cardiovascular Disease in Korea: From the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008–2013 and 2016

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (17) ◽  
pp. 6288
Author(s):  
Jihyun Jeong ◽  
Sang-moon Yun ◽  
Minkyeong Kim ◽  
Young Ho Koh
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
National Health ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Korean Population ◽  
Nutrition Examination Survey ◽  
Cvd Risk ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Blood Cadmium

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death globally, although the mortality rate has declined with improved technology and risk factor control. The incidence rate of stroke, one of the CVDs, is increasing in young adults, whereas it is decreasing in the elderly. The risk factors for CVD may differ between young adults and the elderly. Previous studies have suggested that cadmium was a potential CVD risk factor in the overall and middle-aged to elderly populations. We assessed the associations between cadmium and CVD events in the Korean population aged 20–59 years using the 2008–2013 and 2016 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES), a population-based cross-sectional study. Among 10,626 participants aged 20–59 years, those with high blood cadmium (BCd) level (>1.874 µg/L, 90th percentile) were higher associated with stroke and hypertension (stroke: odds ratio (OR), 2.39; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.03–5.56; hypertension: OR, 1.46; 95% CI, 1.20–1.76). The strongest association between high blood cadmium concentrations and hypertension was among current smokers. Ischemic heart disease (IHD) was not associated with high blood cadmium level. These findings suggest that high blood cadmium levels may be associated with prevalent stroke and hypertension in the Korean population under 60 years of age.

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