Association between vitamin D deficiency and metabolic syndrome among adults in Arab countries.

What It Covers

The paper reports a study of Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc, published as a meta-analysis.

To assess the association between vitamin D deficiency and metabolic syndrome among adults in Arab countries.

Why It Was Studied

The association between vitamin D deficiency and metabolic syndrome among adults in Arab countries has not been systematically synthesised.

Who the Included Studies Covered

PubMed indexes the participants as adults.

Using guidelines from the Joanna Briggs Institute manual for evidence synthesis, meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology, and preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses, the researchers reviewed studies published between January 2015 and January 2025 on vitamin D deficiency and metabolic syndrome among adults aged ≥ 18 years in Arab countries.

How the Review Was Done

Statistical analyses were conducted using R version 4.5.0; mean serum vitamin D concentrations were compared using unpaired t-tests, and the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency was compared using chi-square tests.

What Was Measured

Topics PubMed links to this paper include Metabolic Syndrome, Vitamin D Deficiency, Middle East, Prevalence, Vitamin D and Middle Eastern People.

The authors tagged it with the keywords Arab countries and vitamin D concentration.

What This Means in Plain Language

This is a meta-analysis of Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc.

Its findings take up roughly 5 sentences of the abstract and are left out here on purpose; the source paper is the place to read them.

The publication is from 2026 (Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit), a journal based in Egypt.

More context: the Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc compound page, all human trials.