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Introduction: Recent findings indicate the correlation of vitamin D metabolism with diabetes. Since, no comprehensive study has performed on pregnant women in this regard yet, this study aimed to evaluate the correlation of vitamin D deficiency and gestational diabetes occurrence. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, to evaluate the vitamin D levels, 40 diabetic and 40 non-diabetic pregnant women referred to endocrinology clinics of Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran were enrolled. Results: In this study, 35 (87.5%) and 30 (75%) of diabetic and non-diabetic pregnant women had vitamin D levels < 20 ng/ml, respectively, which was not statistically significant (p=0.26). Conclusion: Our data showed a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in pregnant women, so that, 90% of the individuals showed vitamin D levels < 30ng/ml. However, this deficiency was not associated with increased risk of GDM. |