date:May 23, 2012
1 people with the metabolic syndrome. Blood samples were taken at the start of the study and the participants were followed for an average of 7.7 years.
Over the course of the study 462 deaths were recorded. Results showed that people with optimal levels of 25(OH)D had substantially reduced risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality of 75% and 66%, respectively.
For specific cardiovascular disease mortality, there was a strong reduction for sudden death (85% reduction) and conges