Author/Authors :
Akhlaghdoust Meisam نويسنده Medical Students Research Committee, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Branch, Tehran, Iran Akhlaghdoust Meisam , Chaichian Shahla نويسنده MD. Associated professor of gynecology fellowship of laparoscopic surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center , Moradi Yousef نويسنده Pars Advanced and Minimally Invasive Manners Research Center, Pars Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran , Emdadi Roya نويسنده Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch,
Tehran, Iran , Mahboubi Marjan نويسنده Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch,
Tehran, Iran , Basharkhah Afsane نويسنده Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch,
Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Background and Objectives The aim of this study was to determine
the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among Iranian women of
reproductive age. Methods In this multicentric cross-sectional study,
300 women aged 15 - 45 years referring to Tehran branch of Islamic Azad
university hospitals from 2013 to 2015 were recruited. The collected
data included the demographic characteristics of the participants,
including age, body mass index (BMI), parity, and serum level of vitamin
D. Serum levels of 25-dihydroxy vitamin D were measured by
radioimmunoassay. Vitamin D was defined as deficient < 20 nmol/L,
mild ≥ 25 nmol/L, moderate 12.5 - 25 nmol/L and severe ≤ 12.5 nmol/L.
Statistical analysis was performed, using Excel software. Results Among
the 300 patients, 257 cases had vitamin D deficiency; among whom, 122
cases had severe, 96 had moderate and 38 had mild deficiency.
Conclusions According to the results of this study, only 14.8% of the
study population had normal serum vitamin D levels, indicating that the
majority of Iranian women in the reproductive age have vitamin D
deficiency.
