Study of the Association of Vitamin D deficiency with Calcium in Women Patients


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Mustafa Sajed Aloon, Ahmed Hamdan Ali,Abdullah Khalid Aswad, Qubaa Ahmed Sabry, Naam Abdul Rahman Muhammad, Amna Muhammad Muzahim, Zeena Abdullah Ahmed

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2

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7

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Abstract Background: Vitamin D is a fat–soluble vitamin with hormonal functions. Vitamin D helps calcium and phosphorus homeostasis and bone metabolism, Exposure to sunlight, dietary intake and supplementation with vitamin D is the main source of vitamin D in human. Furthermore, vitamin D deficiency plays an important role in many other diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, immune disorders, osteoporosis and cancers.Aims of the study: The study was carried out to evaluation the levels of vitamin D deficiency withcalcium in employees women . Material and methods: The study was conducted on normal healthy volunteers and patients with Vitamin D and calcium disorder at laboratory of National university of sciences and technology at 7.2.2022 after recording their age and gender patients group were have a disorder of vitamin D and Calcium. The examination about (20) patients and (10) as a control group. Whom selected randomly in age group from((20) to (25) years old Result: The result showed that the deficiency of the levels of vitamin D and calcium in women with age less than the normal range, also, showed that the Vitamin D in the patient group (12.28 ± 7.980 ) was less than the healthy group (25.33 ± 12.81) , The calcium in the patient group was(7.830 ± 1.619),while in the healthy group was (9.167 ± 0.4285 ). Both of vitamin D and calcium were significant in the patients group compared to the control group at P value p? 0.05. Conclusions: The study sowed a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency, with detrimental health effects- as deficiency of level of calcium- among women those who work as students or employees in places far from the sun during the winter season. Public health campaigns are needed for education and awareness about vitamin D deficiency to improve vitamin D status for women working in closed places.

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Keywords: Vitamin D, Calcium, Women Patients