Vitamin D deficiency in young females with musculoskeletal complaints in Urmia, Northwest of Iran

Shahla, A and Charehsaz, S and Talebi, R and Omrani, M (2005) Vitamin D deficiency in young females with musculoskeletal complaints in Urmia, Northwest of Iran. Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 30 (2). pp. 88-90.

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Abstract

Vitamin D (VIT D) deficiency is determined by serum 25-OHD. Several studies revealed high prevalence of VIT D deficiency in females of the Asian sunny countries. 162 females referred to Urmia Orthopedic Clinics, with bone and muscle pain with the ages 15 up to 40 yrs participated in the study. The individuals were not pregnant, lactating, with no systemic or neurological diseases during the course of the study. From the serum level of 25-OH-D it was found that 57% were severely VIT D deficient (25-OH-D<10 ng/ml), 25% were mildly VIT D deficient (25-OH-D=10-20 ng/ml) and only 18% were normal (25-OH-D>20 ng/ml). The results of this study revealed that inadequate exposure to sunlight was the main cause of vitamin D deficiency

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: cited By 8
Uncontrolled Keywords: 25-OH-D ● sun light ● female ● Iran
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Depositing User: Unnamed user with email gholipour.s@umsu.ac.ir
Date Deposited: 20 Aug 2017 05:57
Last Modified: 25 Jun 2019 03:44
URI: http://eprints.umsu.ac.ir/id/eprint/1439

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