@Article{, title={The association between Vitamin D Level and Body Mass Index in a Sample of Childbearing Age Women in Erbil}, author={Parwez Jameel Hamza, Muhammed Khalid Hasan}, journal={Medical Journal of Babylon مجلة بابل الطبية}, volume={17}, number={2}, pages={165-171}, year={2020}, abstract={Backgrounds: There is a high prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency worldwide, especially in developing countries, but there is wide variancewith regions the prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency ranges between 30% and 90%. Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore theprevalence of Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency and its association with body mass index (BMI) in a female childbearing sample.Methods: In this cross‑sectional study, a purposive sample of female patients who were in childbearing age was invited from Erbil in IraqiKurdistan. The information required for the study was collected through the self‑reported technique between January 20, 2019, and October20, 2019. Results: The study showed that 51.0% of the study population was in the 27–37 years of age group. 33% and 16% of the studypopulation were overweight and obese, respectively. Half of them did never physical activity followed by 1–2 and 3–4 times/week, 42%, and8%, respectively. The study showed that 54.5% and 54% worked indoor and outdoor house for <30 min, 16% for between 30 and 60 min,and 2% for more than 60 min. The population was regularly exposed to the sun (23.5%), the occasionally (34.0%), and scantly (42.5%). Thepatients had insufficient Vitamin D (44%), followed by deficient 34%, and sufficient (22%). Population with deficient Vitamin D were morelikely to be obese (43.8%) compared to overweight (28.8%), normal weight (39%), and underweight (20%), but the overall difference wasnot significant among BMI groups. Conclusions: The present investigation showed a high prevalence of deficient and insufficient Vitamin Din young childbearing females, especially among overweight and obese individuals.

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