background : there is no data available regarding vitamin d status among patients with hip fractures in iran. this study aimed to determine whether postmenopausal women with low trauma hip fractures have lower vitamin d levels comparing to the control group.   materials and methods: vitamin d (25-ohd) level and the prevalence of hypovitaminosis d among 73 postmenopausal women with fracture of t...

background: metabolic syndrome (ms) is an important risk factor that is associated with vitamin d deficiency, according to recent studies. this study aimed to evaluate the relationship between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin d level and risk of metabolic syndrome in children in birjand. materials and methods: a case-control study on 6 to 18 years old metabolic syndrome patients, this investigation was ...

The aim of the current study was to determine whether oral cholecalciferol (45000 IU) per week for the 2 months and once on the 3rd month could translate to full vitamin D status correction and improved metabolic profile among patients with suboptimal vitamin D status. A total of 248 Saudi patients with T2DM were screened for vitamin D deficiency. Two hundred out of the 248 patients had subopti...

BACKGROUND Interactions between genetic and environmental factors, including modifiable maternal nutrition and lifestyle, play a significant role in the pathogenesis of most congenital heart defects (CHD). The aim of this study was to investigate associations between periconceptional maternal vitamin D status and the prevalence of CHD in offspring. METHODS A case-control study was performed i...