TY - JOUR AU - Hanif, Quratul Ain AU - Qamar, Saima AU - Aslam, Pakeeza AU - Omar, Hajra AU - Mustafa, Nilofar AU - Masood, Saima PY - 2019/04/19 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - ASSOCIATION OF VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY WITH POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME JF - Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal JA - PAFMJ VL - 69 IS - 2 SE - Original Articles DO - UR - https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/2730 SP - 241-44 AB - <p><strong>Objective:</strong> To determine the frequency of vitamin D deficiency in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.</p><p><strong>Study Design:</strong> Cross sectional study.</p><p><strong>Place and Duration of Study:</strong> Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Combined Military Hospital Lahore, from Apr 2018 to Sep 2018.</p><p><strong>Material and Methods:</strong> This study involved 200 women aged between 18-45 years presenting with polycysticovarian syndrome. Blood sample was analyzed for vitamin D level and serum levels of 25-hydroxy VitaminD3&lt;20ng/ml were labeled as vitamin D deficiency. A written informed consent was obtained from every patient. All the collected data was entered and analyzed through SPSS version 20.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> The age of the patients ranged from 18 years to 45 years with a mean of 26.82 ± 7.67 years. Majority(n=148, 74.0%) of the patients were aged between 18-31 years followed by 32-45 years (n=52, 26.0%). There were 92 (46.0%) obese patients in the study group. The frequency of vitamin D deficiency was found to be 58.0% in women suffering from PCOS. There was no significant difference in the frequency of vitamin D deficiency among age groups; 18-31 vs. 32-45 years (58.1% vs. 57.7%; p=0.958) and BMI groups; obese vs. non-obese (65.2% vs. 51.9%; p=0.056).</p><p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> The frequency of vitamin D deficiency was found to be 58.0% in women suffering from PCOS. There was no significant difference in the frequency of vitamin D deficiency among age and BMI groups.</p> ER -