The relationship between vitamin D status, physical activity and insulin resistance in overweight and obese subjects

Authors

  • Gülis Kavadar Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department , Medicine Hospital, Istanbul
  • Demet Tekdöş Demircioğlu Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Memorial Hizmet Hospital, Istanbul
  • Levent Özgönenel Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul
  • Tuluhan Yunus Emre Department for traumatology and orthopedics, Memorial Hizmet Hospital, Istanbul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17305/bjbms.2015.399

Keywords:

Vitamin D deficiency, insulin resistance, obesity, physical activity

Abstract

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) incidence has been increasing worldwide along with the rise of obesity and sedantery lifestyle. Decreased physical activity (PA) and obesity have also been associated with the low vitamin D levels. We aimed to determine the association between PA, vitamin D status and insulin resistance in overweight and obese subjects. A total of 294 (186 female, 108 male) overweight or obese subjects were included in this cross-sectional study. 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D), insulin, fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and HbA1c levels were measured in blood samples. Body mass index (BMI), HOMA-index and total score of International Physical Activity Questionnaire-long form (IPAQ) were calculated. Insulin resistant subjects were compared with the non-resistant group. The mean age of the participants was 45±12.25 and 41.39±10.32; 25(OH)D levels were 8.91 ± 4.30 and 17.62 ± 10.47 ng/dL; BMIs were 31.29 ± 4.48  and 28.2 ± 3.16 kg/m², IPAQ total scores were 548.71±382.81 and 998±486.21 in the insulin resistant and nonresistant subjects, respectively. There was a statistically significant difference in terms of 25(OH)D, FPG, insulin levels, IPAQ  total score and BMI between the two groups (p = 0.001, p = 0.001, p = 0.001, p = 0.001, p = 0.001).Significantly low 25(OH)D levels, high BMI and low PA in insulin resistant subjects confirm the importance of active lifestyle and the maintenance of normal vitamin D levels in overweight and obese subjects in prevention of T2DM.

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The relationship between vitamin D status, physical activity and insulin resistance in overweight and obese subjects. Biomol Biomed [Internet]. 2015 May 20 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];15(2):62-6. Available from: https://www.bjbms.org/ojs/index.php/bjbms/article/view/399