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25(OH) Vitamin D Status among Females with Preeclampsia/Eclampsia: A Long-term Plight Readdressed.
- Source :
- Apollo Medicine; Sep2024, Vol. 21 Issue 3, p224-227, 4p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Background: Preeclampsia is a life-threatening multisystem disorder of pregnancy which has been observed in 2%–10% of pregnancies. The prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency ranges from 15% to 80%. Deficiency of Vitamin D is associated with the development of preeclampsia. This study was done to find out the prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency among preeclamptic/eclamptic and normal pregnant females, to establish Vitamin D deficiency as a causal factor of preeclampsia, and to elucidate the relation between 25 (OH) Vitamin D status and the severe preeclampsia. Materials and Methods: Blood samples were collected from 50 normotensives (controls) and 50 hypertensive pregnant females with preeclampsia/eclampsia (cases), and 25 (OH) Vitamin D level was measured by chemiluminescence Immunoassay. Results: Among the preeclamptic/eclamptic group, 32 (64%) were noted with Vitamin D deficiency and 18 (36%) with Vitamin D insufficiency. In the control group, 30 (60%) pregnant women showed Vitamin D deficiency, 19 (38%) with Vitamin D insufficiency, and a sufficient level of Vitamin D was observed in one woman (2%). Conclusion: Although it is difficult to demonstrate the correlation between Vitamin D levels and preeclampsia, there is a widespread global prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy. Hence, Vitamin D supplementation can be included routinely in the antenatal care program in India. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- THERAPEUTIC use of vitamin D
RISK factors of preeclampsia
VITAMIN D deficiency
RISK assessment
CROSS-sectional method
THIRD trimester of pregnancy
SEVERITY of illness index
CHEMILUMINESCENCE assay
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
CHI-squared test
DISEASE prevalence
PRENATAL care
CASE-control method
PARITY (Obstetrics)
WOMEN'S health
FETAL development
DATA analysis software
VITAMIN D
DIETARY supplements
DISEASE risk factors
PREGNANCY
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09760016
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Apollo Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178888818
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/09760016241245568