Relationship Between Vitamin D and Nutritional Status in Healthy Reproductive Age Women

Abstract

Recently a variety of studies reported high prevalence of vitaminD deficiency in adult individuals in different countries and several previously published studies have linked obesity to a poorer vitamin D status, in which serum 25- OHD levels are inversely correlated with body fat. The aim of the present study was to evaluate prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its relationship with nutritional status among women of reproductive age in the city of Tabriz. Material and Methods: This was a cross-section study conducted on 252 reproductive, 15-49 year- old women of the city of Tabriz, randomly selected from among the general population. From each subject 5 mL vein blood was obtained and serum levels of calcium, phosphor, alkaline phosphatase, and vitamin D were measured Lev- els of