Is there any association between vitamin D status and PCOS disease?

Autor: Dounia Zerrouki, Imane Rami, Imane Assarrar, Nisrine Bouichrat, Siham Rouf, Hanane Latrech
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Gynecological Endocrinology, Vol 40, Iss 1 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 09513590
1473-0766
0951-3590
DOI: 10.1080/09513590.2024.2381501
Popis: Introduction Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common hormonal disorder among women of reproductive age. The current study sought to assess vitamin D status in women with PCOS compared to the control group and to describe the association between vitamin D deficiency and the features of PCOS.Material and methodology A descriptive retrospective study about 176 women of reproductive age was conducted. The sample was divided into two groups: individuals with PCOS (82 women) and healthy individuals without PCOS (94 women). Vitamin D deficiency was defined as a serum concentration less than 10 ng/ml. We used the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), version 21 for all analyses.Results In our study, vitamin D deficiency was observed in 40.2% PCOS patients and 24% controls. The 25(OH)D level was lower in PCOS women and the incidence of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency were significantly higher in comparison with the control group (p
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