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- Title
Inverse association between serum 25(OH) vitamin D levels and non-melanoma skin cancer in elderly men.
- Authors
Tang, Jean Y; Parimi, Neeta; Wu, Angela; Boscardin, W John; Shikany, James M; Chren, Mary-Margaret; Cummings, Steven R; Epstein, Ervin H, Jr; Bauer, Douglas C; Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Study Group
- Abstract
To determine the relationship between 25(OH) vitamin D levels and non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC), we performed a nested case-control study in ambulatory, elderly men enrolled in the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) Study. Health habit and medical history, including self-reported history of NMSC were recorded and 25(OH)D levels were measured on serum collected at baseline from a random sample of Caucasian MrOS subjects. Mean age (73 +/- 5), BMI, daily vitamin D and calcium intake were similar in the men with (n = 178) and without NMSC (n = 930), but higher levels of 25(OH)D were associated with a decreased risk of having a history of NMSC (P(trend) = 0.04). Men in the highest quintile of 25(OH)D (>30 ng/mL) had 47% lower odds of NMSC (95% CI: 0.30-0.93, p = 0.026) compared to those in the lowest quintile. Our results suggest that a diagnosis of NMSC is not a surrogate for adequate 25(OH)D levels or increased UV exposure, and high 25(OH)D levels may be associated with a reduced risk of NMSC.
- Publication
Cancer causes & control : CCC, 2010, Vol 21, Issue 3, p387
- ISSN
1573-7225
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10552-009-9470-4