Publications by authors named "Guo-Tao Pan"
Dimethylformamide (DMF) is widely used as a solvent in the production of synthetic leather. Previous studies have focused on workers exposed to DMF in leather factories; however, little attention has been paid to the general population. This study was conducted to examine the effects of DMF exposure on elderly residents living near synthetic leather factories.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent all over the world and dietary intakes of vitamin D are very low in China. In this study we aimed to determine whether vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS) among Chinese type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients aged over 50 y. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations were measured in a cross-sectional sample of 270 T2DM patients aged over 50 y from Zhejiang.
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- * After checking 20 studies with over 9,000 women, they found that those with low vitamin D were more likely to develop gestational diabetes.
- * Although the findings show a link, the researchers say more well-planned studies are needed to understand if taking vitamin D could help prevent gestational diabetes.