ReviewClinical medicine insights. Women's health2018
The Prevalence of Hypovitaminosis D and Its Associated Risk Factors Among Women of Reproductive Age in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Deficiency and Insufficiency of Vitamin D in Women of Childbearing Age: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2022Pooled it
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- Seasonal Variations in 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels among Pediatric Patients Attending the Healthcare Centre.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Vitamin D levels in patients attending a tertiary care hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia: a retrospective review of 28,125 cases.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2024Article
- The Prevalence and Associated Predictors for Diabetes Mellitus in Adult Patients With Thyroid Nodules.Journal of clinical medicine research · 2023Article
- Prevalence and Associated Predictors of Hypertension in Adult Patients with Thyroid Nodules at the Royal Commission Hospital, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Cardiology and cardiovascular medicine · 2023Article
- Malnutrition and gender disparities in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: The need for action.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- A High Dose, Not Low Dose, of Vitamin D Ameliorates Insulin Resistance in Saudi Women.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- The Impact of Vitamin D Level on the Severity and Outcome of Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 Disease.International journal of general medicine · 2022Article
- Prevalence and predictors of restless legs syndrome in non-pregnant Saudi women of childbearing age.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2020Article
- A multicenter case control study of association of vitamin D with breast cancer among women in Karachi, Pakistan.PloS one · 2020Article
- Vitamin D Deficiency and Associated Risk Factors in Women from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Scientific reports · 2019Article
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Abstract
Vitamin D deficiency is currently a worldwide epidemic. Middle Eastern countries, including Saudi Arabia, have high vitamin D deficiency prevalence, most prominently among women, despite their plentiful year-round sunshine. Previous research investigating vitamin D status among Saudi women of reproductive age (15-49 years) is scarce, and no study has used a nationally representative sample, so this review quantified overall hypovitaminosis D prevalence among women in Saudi Arabia and explored the associated risk factors. The Web of Science, Scopus, and Medline databases were searched for prior studies in Saudi Arabia exploring vitamin D status among women of reproductive age, published between January 1, 2000 and May 25, 2017. Data were extracted from the identified studies, and a random effects model meta-analysis established the overall hypovitaminosis D prevalence. The initial search yielded 223 possibly relevant articles; 13 were confirmed as eligible, with samples totaling 2877 women aged between 15 and 49 years. Meta-analysis revealed a mean serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D, 25(OH)D, level of 13.1 ng/mL (95% confidence interval [CI]: 11.6-14.6) and an overall prevalence of hypovitaminosis D, defined as 25(OH)D < 30 ng/mL, of 77.4% (95% CI: 63.2-87.3), mostly due to insufficient sunlight exposure and low dietary vitamin D intake. There is therefore a need for a national strategy to raise vitamin D levels among women in Saudi Arabia by advising them on natural vitamin D sources, and recommending the timing and duration of sun exposure, while also defining a national approach to vitamin D fortification and supplementation.
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