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Vitamin D Deficiency in Referred Patients to the Fardis Central Laboratory in Karaj City

Bihdād, 2019
Background: Vitamin D is an important factor for bone growth. Vitamin D deficiency reduces absorption of calcium and causes rickets and also increases bone fragility.
Setare Nadealipoor Gavir, Ebrahim Javadi, Zahra Yazdanyar, Masoud Sharif, Maryam Sarvar Taherabadi   +4 more
doaj  

High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Taiwanese patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Scientific Reports
Vitamin D deficiency is common in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In this study, we aimed to evaluate the prevalence and risk factors of vitamin D deficiency in a Taiwanese IBD cohort.
Chen-Ta Yang, Hsu-Heng Yen, Pei-Yuan Su, Yang-Yuan Chen, Siou-Ping Huang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impaired release of Vitamin D in dysfunctional adipose tissue: New cues on Vitamin D supplementation in obesity [PDF]

, 2017
Context: Vitamin D accumulates in adipose tissue (AT) and vitamin D deficiency is frequent in obesity. Objective: We hypothesize that trafficking of vitamin D is altered in dysfunctional AT.
Azzena, Bruno, DE FILIPPIS, Vincenzo, DE TONI, Luca, DI NISIO, Andrea, Foresta, Carlo, Opocher, Giuseppe, Plebani, Mario, Rocca, MARIA SANTA, Sabovic, Iva, Vettor, Roberto   +9 more
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Prospective cohort study of vitamin D deficiency in pregnancy: Prevalence and limited effectiveness of 1000 IU vitamin D supplementation

Women's Health
Background: Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent worldwide among pregnant women. Although vitamin D supplementation is effective in improving vitamin D status, the safety and optimal dosing of vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy remain less ...
Rasha Mohammed Abdelmageed, Suha Majeed Mohammed Hussein, Shamil Mohamed Anamangadan, Rola Walid Mahmoud Abdullah, Lubna Rauf, AlAnoud Saleh AlFehaidi, Ehab Hamed   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Special considerations for vitamin D in the South Asian population in the UK [PDF]

, 2017
The human requirement for vitamin D is achieved primarily through the synthesis of this pre-hormone in the skin during exposure to UVB radiation, with only a minor contribution from the diet year-round.
Bhojani, Issak, Lowe, Nicola M
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Vitamin D Deficiency. The place of calcifediol in the treatment of vitamin D deficiency - literature review

Quality in Sport
Introduction: Vitamin D plays a very important role in the human body. It affects bone health, immune system function, and is responsible for overall well-being. Vitamin D deficiency is a common worldwide.
julita gmitrzuk, Zuzanna Malinka, Katarzyna Wiśniewska, Anna Jachymek, Martyna Opatowska, Joanna Jakubiec, Tomasz Kucharski, Marta Piotrowska   +7 more
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The association of vitamin D deficiency and glucose control among diabetic patients

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2017
Objective: To evaluate the association between the level of vitamin D and glycemic control among patients with diabetes. Research design and method: We analyzed data collected from NHANES 2003–2006. We included only non-pregnant adult diabetic persons 18 
Mansour S Almetwazi, Ahmad O Noor, Diena M Almasri, Ioana Popovici, Tariq Alhawassi, Khalid A Alburikan, Catherine A Harrington   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vitamin D Deficiency in ambulatory patients [PDF]

, 2008
OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of subclinical vitamin D deficiency in an ambulatory care setting. METHODS: This was an observational study which measured 25 vitamin D levels in medical clinic patients.
Habib, Aysha, Haque, Naeemul, Jabbar, Abdul, Zuberi, Lubna M   +3 more
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Awareness of vitamin D deficiency among at-risk patients [PDF]

, 2012
Background Vitamin D deficiency is a significant problem for a growing proportion of the UK population. Individuals with dark or covered skin are at particularly high risk due to ethno-cultural, environmental and genetic factors. We assessed the level of
Esubalew Alemu, Robert Varnam
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Vitamin D deficiency at the time of delivery - Prevalence and risk of postpartum infections.

PLoS ONE, 2019
BackgroundPostpartum infections are a common cause of morbidity after childbirth. Vitamin D deficiency has been shown to increase the risk for several infections in a non-pregnant population.
Daniel Axelsson, Jan Brynhildsen, Marie Blomberg   +2 more
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