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Vitamin D Status and Mortality: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies

Epidemiological evidence suggests that vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased mortality, but it is unclear whether this is explained by reverse causation, and if there are specific causes of death for which vitamin D might be important. We conducted a systematic review of observational st...

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Τόπος έκδοσης:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Alicia K Heath, Iris Y Kim, Allison M Hodge, Dallas R English, David C Muller
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spelling doaj-art-e4aa78fbb4e943deaf421913af19cd0a2022-12-21T18:43:19ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1660-46012019-01-0116338310.3390/ijerph16030383ijerph16030383Vitamin D Status and Mortality: A Systematic Review of Observational StudiesAlicia K Heath0Iris Y Kim1Allison M Hodge2Dallas R English3David C Muller4School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UKDepartment of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USACentre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3010, AustraliaCentre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3010, AustraliaSchool of Public Health, Imperial College London, London W2 1PG, UKEpidemiological evidence suggests that vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased mortality, but it is unclear whether this is explained by reverse causation, and if there are specific causes of death for which vitamin D might be important. We conducted a systematic review of observational studies investigating associations between circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentration and all-cause or cause-specific mortality in generally healthy populations. Relevant studies were identified using PubMed and EMBASE searches. After screening 722 unique records and removing those that were ineligible, 84 articles were included in this review. The vast majority of studies reported inverse associations between 25(OH)D concentration and all-cause mortality. This association appeared to be non-linear, with progressively lower mortality with increasing 25(OH)D up to a point, beyond which there was no further decrease. There is moderate evidence that vitamin D status is inversely associated with cancer mortality and death due to respiratory diseases, while for cardiovascular mortality, there is weak evidence of an association in observational studies, which is not supported by the data from intervention or Mendelian randomization studies. The relationship between vitamin D status and other causes of death remains uncertain due to limited data. Larger long-term studies are required to clarify these associations.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/3/383vitamin Dvitamin D status25-hydroxyvitamin Dmortalityall-cause mortalitycause-specific mortalitycancer mortalitycardiovascular mortalityrespiratory disease mortalitysystematic review
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author Alicia K Heath
Iris Y Kim
Allison M Hodge
Dallas R English
David C Muller
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Iris Y Kim
Allison M Hodge
Dallas R English
David C Muller
Vitamin D Status and Mortality: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
10.3390/ijerph16030383
Vitamin D
Vitamin D status
25-hydroxyvitamin D
Mortality
All-cause mortality
Cause-specific mortality
Cancer mortality
Cardiovascular mortality
Respiratory disease mortality
Systematic review
author_facet Alicia K Heath
Iris Y Kim
Allison M Hodge
Dallas R English
David C Muller
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title Vitamin D Status and Mortality: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies
title_short Vitamin D Status and Mortality: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies
title_full Vitamin D Status and Mortality: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies
title_fullStr Vitamin D Status and Mortality: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies
title_full_unstemmed Vitamin D Status and Mortality: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies
title_sort vitamin d status and mortality: a systematic review of observational studies
publisher MDPI AG
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container_title International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
container_title_facet International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
issn 1660-4601
publishDate 2019-01-01
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container_startPage 383
doi 10.3390/ijerph16030383
description Epidemiological evidence suggests that vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased mortality, but it is unclear whether this is explained by reverse causation, and if there are specific causes of death for which vitamin D might be important. We conducted a systematic review of observational studies investigating associations between circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentration and all-cause or cause-specific mortality in generally healthy populations. Relevant studies were identified using PubMed and EMBASE searches. After screening 722 unique records and removing those that were ineligible, 84 articles were included in this review. The vast majority of studies reported inverse associations between 25(OH)D concentration and all-cause mortality. This association appeared to be non-linear, with progressively lower mortality with increasing 25(OH)D up to a point, beyond which there was no further decrease. There is moderate evidence that vitamin D status is inversely associated with cancer mortality and death due to respiratory diseases, while for cardiovascular mortality, there is weak evidence of an association in observational studies, which is not supported by the data from intervention or Mendelian randomization studies. The relationship between vitamin D status and other causes of death remains uncertain due to limited data. Larger long-term studies are required to clarify these associations.
topic Vitamin D
Vitamin D status
25-hydroxyvitamin D
Mortality
All-cause mortality
Cause-specific mortality
Cancer mortality
Cardiovascular mortality
Respiratory disease mortality
Systematic review
topic_facet Vitamin D
Vitamin D status
25-hydroxyvitamin D
Mortality
All-cause mortality
Cause-specific mortality
Cancer mortality
Cardiovascular mortality
Respiratory disease mortality
Systematic review
url https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/3/383
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