Relationship between vitamin D3 level and body mass index in postmenopausal breast cancer patients

Autor: Barrak F Al Obeidy, Alya A Al Zobair, Nazar M T Jawher, Fang Zheng
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Medical Journal of Babylon, Vol 19, Iss 4, Pp 671-675 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1812-156X
2312-6760
DOI: 10.4103/MJBL.MJBL_207_22
Popis: Background: Many studies have shown a relation between vitamin D3 deficiency and breast cancer, others estimated an inverse correlation between vitamin D3 and obesity. Objectives: This study aimed to verify the relation between vitamin D3 level and obesity in postmenopausal breast cancer patients. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study included seventy-six postmenopausal patients with breast cancers who were diagnosed in the period from January 2020 to February 2022 who were divided into two groups: patients with body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 and those patients with BMI
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