Inverse association between serum 25(OH) vitamin D levels and non-melanoma skin cancer in elderly men

Inverse association between serum 25(OH) vitamin D levels and non-melanoma skin cancer in elderly men CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL Tang, J. Y., Parimi, N., Wu, A., Boscardin, W. J., Shikany, J. M., Chren, M., Cummings, S. R., Epstein, E. H., Bauer, D. C. 2010; 21 (3): 387-391

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.

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