VDR and type 2 diabetes mellitus: The VDR SNP rs2239179 was found to be significantly associated with increased risk of T2D (P = .049) in Chinese Han men who were above 55 years (n = 1,191) [92] and the VDR SNP rs7968585 showed a significant association with T2D (P = .044) in the Norwegian population (n = 4,563) [93].