Socioeconomic Determinants of Vitamin D Status in Women
| Author | Ojaswee Sherchand | en |
| Author | Jouslin Kishore Baranwal | en |
| Author | Basanta Gelal | en |
| Orcid | Ojaswee Sherchand [0000-0001-7400-714X] | en |
| Orcid | Jouslin Kishore Baranwal [0000-0002-0673-7017] | en |
| Orcid | Basanta Gelal [0000-0001-7889-871X] | en |
| Issued Date | 2022-07-31 | en |
| Abstract | Background: Vitamin D deficiency can adversely affect women’s health and their offspring. Studies have uncovered many determinants of vitamin D; however, few have explored its relationship with socioeconomic status. Objectives: We aimed to determine the serum 25(OH)D level and its relationship with socioeconomic status. Methods: We recruited 182 women between the ages of 18 years to 65 years from eastern Nepal from a previous study. Sociodemographic variables were obtained from a semi-structured questionnaire and used to construct separate and aggregate indicators of socioeconomic status. The association of these indicators with vitamin D status was examined. We used serum 25(OH)D levels as a measure of vitamin D status and classified them as deficient (< 20 ng/mL), insufficient (20 - 29 ng/mL), and sufficient (30 - 100 ng/mL). Results: Median serum 25(OH)D was 18.6 ng/mL (25th - 75th percentile 14.3 - 23.9). Out of the total participants, 103 (56.5%) had serum 25(OH)D < 20 ng/ml, 61 (33.5%) had 20 - 29 ng/mL, and 18 (9.9%) had ≥ 30 ng/mL. The association between vitamin D status and socioeconomic indicators was assessed using the chi-square test or Fischer’s exact test. Significant associations were found with total household income/month (P = 0.006), and income to poverty ratio (P = 0.005). Conclusions: Women living in low-income houses and poverty have a higher prevalence of vitamin D deficiency. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/jjhs-129396 | en |
| Keyword | Vitamin D Status | en |
| Keyword | Socioeconomic Status | en |
| Keyword | Women | en |
| Keyword | Eastern Nepal | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Socioeconomic Determinants of Vitamin D Status in Women | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
Files
Original bundle
1 - 1 of 1
Loading...
- Name:
- jjhs-14-3-129396.pdf
- Size:
- 137.61 KB
- Format:
- Adobe Portable Document Format
- Description:
- Article/s PDF