Background: Vitamin D is involved in numerous reactions in the human body, as well as in the regulation of about 3% of the human genome. Research shows that insufficient concentration of vitamin D in the blood is found in 40-50% of the population. The total intake of vitamin D through food is very low, only 20% of the total daily needs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is widely recognized as a significant risk factor for the emergence of cardiovascular events. Early risk assessment, especially for coronary artery disease, is crucial to starting therapeutic strategies to lower cardiovascular risk.
Objective: To assess cardiovascular risk in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.