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Vitamin D deficiency among healthy Egyptian females

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ENDOCRINOLOGIA Y NUTRICION
Volume 62, Issue 7, Pages 314-321

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ELSEVIER DOYMA SL
DOI: 10.1016/j.endonu.2015.03.010

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Vitamin D deficiency; Pregnancy; Sun; Parathyroid disease; Calcium metabolic disease

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Background: Vitamin D deficiency is becoming endemic in many parts of the world. Aim: To study vitamin D status in Egyptian females of different age groups. Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 404 females, who were categorized into group 1 (51 nursing females); group 2 (50 pregnant females); group 3 (208 females of childbearing age); group 4 (38 elderly females); and group 5 (57 geriatric females). Females completed a questionnaire regarding dietary calcium and vitamin D intake, sun exposure, and clothing habits, and performed laboratory tests including calcium, PO4, alkaline phosphatase, intact PTH, and 25-OH vitamin D levels. Results: Median and IQR of vitamin D levels across groups 1, 2, 3 and 5 were in the deficient range, being lowest in groups 3, 5, and 1, respectively. Vitamin D deficiency was found in 72.6% of the nursing group, 54% of the pregnant group, 72% of the childbearing age group, 39.5% of the elderly group, and 77.2% of the geriatric group. Vitamin D was significantly higher in non-veiled females [23 ng/dl] as compared to veiled females [16.7 ng/dl]. Vitamin D levels with poor, fair, and good sun exposure were 14.1, 14, and 37 ng/dl, respectively. Conclusion: These results show a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among healthy Egyptian females. (C) 2015 SEEN. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. All rights reserved.

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