Author's response to reviews Title:Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels Are Associated with Carotid Atherosclerosis in Normotensive and Euglycemic Chinese Postmenopausal women: The Shanghai Changfeng Study Authors:
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Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels are associated with carotid atherosclerosis in normotensive and euglycemic Chinese postmenopausal women: the Shanghai Changfeng study
BACKGROUND The role of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D) in atherogenesis is unclear. We investigated whether the 25 (OH) D is independently associated with the carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and carotid plaques in normotensive and euglycemic postmenopausal women. METHODS A total of 671 normotensive and euglycemic postmenopausal women (mean age, 58.8 years) were enrolled from the C...
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