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The role of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) in disease has attracted much attention. However current research findings on the relationship between 25(OH)D and asthma are not completely consistent. This study aims to explore the potential causal relationship between 25(OH)D levels and asthma using a bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) approach. Data from large genome-wide association studies related to the study phenotypes were utilized. Genetic correlation data for 25(OH)D were obtained from the European Bioinformatics Institute database, and genetic correlation data for asthma risk were sourced from the FinnGen biobank. A 2-sample MR analysis was conducted, primarily using the inverse-variance weighted method to assess the impact of 25(OH)D levels on asthma. Sensitivity analyses and horizontal pleiotropy tests were performed to ensure the reliability of the results. Additionally, a reverse MR analysis was conducted to explore potential reverse causal relationships. The MR analysis indicated no significant causal relationship between 25(OH)D levels and allergic asthma (odds ratio [OR] = 1.13, 95% CI: 0.91-1.40, P = .259) or nonallergic asthma (OR = 1.06, 95% CI: 0.89-1.28, P = .501). Furthermore, the reverse MR analysis did not reveal a significant impact of asthma on 25(OH)D levels (allergic asthma: OR = 1.01, 95% CI: 0.99-1.02, P = .363; nonallergic asthma: OR = 1.03, 95% CI: 0.98-1.07, P = .235). The consistency of results across sensitivity analyses and various statistical methods supports this conclusion. Evidence from bidirectional MR suggests no causal relationship between 25(OH)D levels and either allergic or nonallergic asthma.
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Int J Gen Med
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Department of Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fujian, 350000, People's Republic of China.
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Clin Nutr ESPEN
September 2025
Department of Nutrition, Graduate School of Human Life and Ecology, Osaka Metropolitan University, 2-1-132, Osaka-shi, Osaka 536-8525, JAPAN; Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hospital, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, 7-430 Moriokachō, Obu, Aichi, 474-0038, Japan. Electron
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Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Jiangxi Medical College, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanchang University, Nanchang City, 330006, Jiangxi Province, China.
Objective: To investigate the association between thyroid hormone sensitivity indices and bone metabolism markers in newly diagnosed middle-aged and elderly type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients with normal thyroid function.
Method: We retrospectively analyzed 350 newly diagnosed T2DM patients (≥ 45 years), stratified by bone mineral density into Group A (normal bone density group) and Group B (low bone mass and osteoporosis group). General data and clinical biochemical parameters were collected: free triiodothyronine (FT3), free thyroxine (FT4), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), parathyroid hormone (PTH), osteocalcin (OC), bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BALP), serum calcium (Ca), serum phosphorus (P), fasting plasma glucose (FPG), glycosylated hemoglobinA1c (HbA1c), total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), serum creatinine (SCr), serum uric acid (SUA), and estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR).
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne)
September 2025
Molecular Testing Laboratory, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon.
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September 2025
Calcium Metabolism and Osteoporosis Program, WHO Collaborating Center for Metabolic Bone Disorders, Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
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