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JOURNAL OF SPINAL CORD MEDICINE
Volume 41, Issue 4, Pages 459-470Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2017.1361561
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Vitamin D; Cholesterol; Lipid profile; Carbohydrate; Insulin sensitivity; Body composition; Spinal cord injury
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- VHA RRD [B3918R, B6757R]
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Study Design: A case-control design. Objectives: To determine the effects of dietary vitamin D intake on insulin sensitivity (Si), glucose effectiveness (Sg), and lipid profile in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Methods: 20 male, paraplegic (T3-L1) with chronic (> one year) motor complete SCI (AIS A or B) were recruited. Three-day dietary records were analyzed for dietary vitamin D (calciferol), and participants were assigned to one of two groups, a high vitamin D intake group and a low vitamin D intake group based on the mid-point of vitamin D frequency distribution. Individuals in both groups were matched based on age, weight, time since injury and level of injury. Sg, Si and lipid profiles were measured of the two groups. Results: The high vitamin D group had an average intake of 5.33 +/- 4.14 mcg compared to low vitamin D group, 0.74 +/- 0.24 mcg. None of the 20 participants met the recommended guidelines for daily vitamin D intake. The higher vitamin D group had a significantly lower (P = 0.035) total cholesterol (148.00 +/- 14.12 mg/dl) than the lower vitamin D group (171.80 +/- 36.22 mg/dl). Vitamin D adjusted to total dietary intake was positively correlated to improvement in Si and Sg (P<0.05). Conclusion: The findings suggest that persons with SCI consume much less than the recommended guidelines for daily vitamin D intake. However, a higher dietary intake of vitamin D may influence total cholesterol and carbohydrate profile as demonstrated by a significant decrease in total cholesterol and improvement in glucose homeostasis independent of body composition changes after SCI.
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