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Year-round vitamin D deficiency among Saudi female out-patients.
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- Vitamin D Deficiency and Associated Risk Factors in Women from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Scientific reports · 2019Article
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- Lower vitamin D levels in Saudi pregnant women are associated with higher risk of developing GDM.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2018Article
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- Prevalence of dietary supplement use and associated factors among female college students in Saudi Arabia.BMC women's health · 2017Article
- Factors associated with dietary supplement use in Saudi pregnant women.Reproductive health · 2017Article
- The Prevalence of Micronutrient Deficiencies and Inadequacies in the Middle East and Approaches to Interventions.Nutrients · 2017Review
- Prevalence and Predictors of Hypovitaminosis D Among Female University Students in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.Clinical medicine insights. Women's health · 2017Article
- Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency and Calcium Homeostasis in Saudi Children.Journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology · 2016Article
- Vitamin D and Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Literature Review.Nutrients · 2016Review
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- Traditional foods and 25(OH)D concentrations in a subarctic First Nations community.International journal of circumpolar health · 2016Article
- Determinants of vitamin D deficiency among undergraduate medical students in Saudi Arabia.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2015Article
- Insulin resistance in Saudi postmenopausal women with and without metabolic syndrome and its association with vitamin D deficiency.Journal of clinical & translational endocrinology · 2015Article
- Gender dependent association of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and circulating leptin in saudi subjects: influence of dyslipidemia.International journal of clinical and experimental medicine · 2015Article
- Predictors of 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in HIV-infected patients in Hawai'i.Hawai'i journal of medicine & public health : a journal of Asia Pacific Medicine & Public Health · 2013Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of the present study was to investigate vitamin D status among female out-patients in Saudi Arabia during the summer and winter seasons.
designData were retrospectively collected using medical record abstraction.
settingA multidisciplinary hospital in Riyadh between January and December 2009. SUBJECTS: Saudi females (age ≥19 years; n 1556) attending out-patient clinics for various complaints comprised the studied population. The population was subdivided into two groups depending on the date of their visit where blood samples were collected: summer (n 659) and winter groups (n 897). The summer group was further subdivided into premenopausal (age 19-49 years; n 425) and postmenopausal subgroups (age ≥50 years; n 234). Similarly, the winter group was subdivided into premenopausal (n 543) and postmenopausal subgroups (n 354). Serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) were measured using HPLC.
resultsThe prevalence of vitamin D deficiency (25(OH)D <50 nmol/l) was high in both premenopausal and postmenopausal groups (80 % and 68 %, respectively) during the summer, as well as during the winter (85 % and 76 %, respectively).
conclusionsA high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among Saudi female out-patients was observed throughout the year despite the routine supplementation with 10-20 μg vitamin D3 for postmenopausal women. Clinicians should seriously consider determining the vitamin D status of Saudi females routinely and prescribing them proper supplementation.
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