Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentration in Subclinical Carotid Atherosclerosis

Abstract

Levels of 25(OH)D differed across Europe, were highest in the North, showed multiple associations with established and emerging cardiovascular risk factors but were not consistently, independently related to measures of carotid IMT. This argues against a protective role of vitamin D against subclinical atherosclerosis in high-risk individuals.