TY - JOUR ID - TI - Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Iraqi Female at Reproductive Age AU - Hayder A. Hantoosh, Mayyadah H. Mahdi, Ban W. Imran, Ansam A. Yahya PY - 2019 VL - 16 IS - 2 SP - 119 EP - 122 JO - Medical Journal of Babylon مجلة بابل الطبية SN - 1812156X 23126760 AB - Background: Vitamin D, a fat‑soluble vitamin that now is recognized as a prohormone that recently has an important role in the reproductivehealth. Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) had high prevalence worldwide and was estimated to affect about 50% of the population worldwide.Hypovitaminosis D related to several health problems in women such as infertility, polycystic ovarian syndrome endometriosis, andpregnancy‑related complications such as preeclampsia and caesarian section. Objective: The aim of the study is to evaluate the serumlevel of Vitamin D in sample of Al‑Hilla women at reproductive age. Materials and Methods: The total number included in the study was500 patients. They were companions of patients visiting specialist gynecologic and obstetric private clinics in Hilla City from first of October2017 to end of March 2018 the patients were grouped into three groups according to their age: Group 1: Patients aged (15–30) years. Group 2:Patients aged 31–40 years. Group 3: Patients aged more than 40 years and premenopausal. The data were collected which were then analyzedstatistically and registered. Results: Whole sample mean serum Vitamin D level 15.85 ± 7.69 and the percentage of deficiency over all thesample was 76%. Regarding the result in each group, Group 1 include 350 patients, mean age (23.8 ± 3.96), and mean serum Vitamin Dlevel (16.16 ± 7.69), t‑test was statistically significant P < 0.05. Group 2 include 119 patients, mean age (35.2 ± 2.9), and mean serum VitaminD level (15.14 ± 7.42), t‑test was statistically significant P < 0.05. Group 3 include 31 patients, mean age (42.81 ± 1.45), and mean serumVitamin D level (14.82 ± 7.77), t‑test was statistically significant P < 0.05. Conclusion: Results of our study revealed a widespread, severeVDD in women at reproductive age with aproportion of deficiency in the whole sample of 76% and proportion of insufficiency 18% whileonly 7% had sufficient Vitamin D Serum level.

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