ArticleCurrent developments in nutrition2019
Determinants of Vitamin D Status of Women of Reproductive Age in Dhaka, Bangladesh: Insights from Husband-Wife Comparisons.
Article in Current developments in nutrition, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01924013 (Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial of Maternal Vitamin D Supplementation During Pregnancy and Lactation to Improve Infant Linear Growth in Dhaka, Bangladesh.), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.
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Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial of Maternal Vitamin D Supplementation During Pregnancy and Lactation to Improve Infant Linear Growth in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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- Defining Reference Intervals for Complete Blood Count and Micronutrient Parameters in Urban Bangladeshi Population.Biomolecules · 2026Article
- Association of Bioavailable 25(OH)D Levels With Endometriosis in Infertile Bangladeshi Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Predictors of Vitamin D Deficiency and Insufficiency among Pregnant Rural Women in Bangladesh.Nutrients · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundVitamin D deficiency is common among women of reproductive age (WRA) in Bangladesh, but the causes remain unclear.
objectiveTo explain the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in WRA in Dhaka, Bangladesh, we compared the vitamin D status of pregnant women with that of their husbands and between pregnant and nonpregnant states.
methodsThis study was an observational substudy of the Maternal Vitamin D for Infant Growth trial conducted in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Women (
resultsThe mean ± SD plasma 25(OH)D in pregnant women in the second trimester was 23 ± 11 nmol/L. Adjusting for age and season, 25(OH)D of pregnant women was 30 nmol/L lower (95% CI: -36, -25 nmol/L) than that of men. Only 9% of total variance in 25(OH)D was explained by factors shared by spousal pairs. Selected nonshared factors (BMI, time spent outdoors, involvement in an outdoor job, sunscreen use) did not explain the association of sex with 25(OH)D. Adjusting for age, season, and BMI, 25(OH)D was similar during pregnancy and 6 mo postpartum (mean difference: -2.4 nmol/L; 95% CI: -5.3, 0.4 nmol/L).
conclusionsIn Dhaka, WRA have substantially poorer vitamin D status than men. Variation in 25(OH)D is not greatly influenced by determinants shared by spouses. Measured nonshared characteristics or pregnancy did not account for the gender differential in 25(OH)D. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT01924013.
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