1. Vitamin D status and its relationship with obesity indicators in Moroccan adult women.
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Mehdad S, Belghiti H, Zahrou FE, Guerinech H, Mouzouni FZ, El Hajjab A, El Berri H, El Ammari L, Benaich S, Benkirane H, Barkat A, and Aguenaou H
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- Adult, Female, Humans, Cross-Sectional Studies, Obesity complications, Vitamins, Body Mass Index, Parathyroid Hormone, Vitamin D, Vitamin D Deficiency epidemiology
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Background: Although vitamin D deficiency has been studied in various populations, there are few data on its prevalence and associated factors among Moroccan women. Aim: To determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and investigate its association with body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and serum concentrations of parathyroid hormone, calcium, and phosphorus in a sample of Moroccan adult women. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted at Mohammed V Military Hospital of Instruction, Rabat. Anthropometric measurements and biochemical analyses were performed using standard procedures Results: A total of 714 women aged 18-65 years participated in this study. The overall prevalence of vitamin D deficiency was 74.4%. Approximately 24% and 51% of women had severe and moderate vitamin D deficiency, respectively. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations were inversely correlated with BMI in vitamin D-deficient subjects ( P = 0.036) and with parathyroid hormone 1-84 (PTH1-84) levels in the study sample ( P = 0.010). PTH1-84 concentrations were greater among overweight/obese individuals compared to their non-overweight peers ( P = 0.001) and tended to be higher among vitamin D-deficient women than vitamin D-sufficient women ( P = 0.053). Conclusion: This study showed a very high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in this sample of Moroccan women. Lower serum 25(OH)D levels were associated with increased BMI in vitamin D-deficient women and with elevated PTH1-84 levels among the study sample. Although these findings come from a convenience sample of women that attended a nutrition clinic, they underscore the urgent need to develop public health interventions to improve women's vitamin D status., Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. more...
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- 2023
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