ArticleOpen access Macedonian journal of medical sciences2017
No Association between 25 (OH) Vitamin D Level And Hypothyroidism among Females.
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- Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels are associated with thyroid diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Vitamin D and thyroid disorders: a systematic review and Meta-analysis of observational studies.BMC endocrine disorders · 2021Pooled it
- Genetically Predicted 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels on Hypothyroidism: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization.BioMed research international · 2026Article
- Serum Vitamin D Levels in Autoimmune and Non-Autoimmune Hypothyroidism: A Retrospective Study from Jordan.Avicenna journal of medicine · 2025Article
- Normocalcemia and Normal Thyroid Function in a Severe Vitamin D-Deficient Population.Advanced biomedical research · 2025Article
- Correlation of Vitamin 25(OH)D, Liver Enzymes, Potassium, and Oxidative Stress Markers with Lipid Profile and Atheromatic Index: A Pilot Study.Journal of xenobiotics · 2023Article
- Review
- The prevalence and associated predictors for Bethesda III-VI for reporting thyroid cytopathology in Royal Commission Hospital, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Therapeutic advances in endocrinology and metabolism · 2022Article
- Association between vitamin D deficiency and hypothyroidism: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007-2012.BMC endocrine disorders · 2021Article
- Observational
- "Vitamin D Deficiency Is More Common in Women with Autoimmune Thyroiditis: A Retrospective Study".International journal of endocrinology · 2021Article
- Immunomodulatory effect of vitamin D and its potential role in the prevention and treatment of thyroid autoimmunity: a narrative review.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2020Review
- Study of Vitamin D Level and Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphism in Hypothyroid Egyptian Patients.Journal of thyroid research · 2019Article
- Thyroid Function and 25 (OH) Vitamin D Level among Sudanese Women in Early Pregnancy.Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences · 2018Article
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6 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
aimThe aim was to investigate serum vitamin D (25-OH) level among females with hypothyroidism. MATERIALS AND
methodsA case-control study (58 in each arm) was conducted in Arar Central Hospital, Kingdom Saudi Arabia. The cases were females with hypothyroidism, and healthy females were controls. TSH, thyroid hormones: Free T3 (FT3) and Free T4 (FT4) and haemoglobin levels were measured in all participants. Serum vitamin D (25-OH) level was measured using the spectrophotometry.
resultsWhile there was no significant difference in the age and haemoglobin level, body mass index (BMI) was significantly higher in the cases. Compared with the controls, cases had significantly higher TSH, had significantly lower T4, and there was no significant difference in FT3 and 25 (OH) vitamin D, [16.1 (8.8-26.7) vs. 14.0 (9.5-20.3 ng/ml; P = 0.577]. Linear regression showed no association between, age, BMI, haemoglobin, TSH, FT3, FT4 and the log of 25 (OH) vitamin D levels.
conclusionThere was no significant difference in vitamin D level among females with hypothyroidism and healthy controls.
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