Impact of vitamin D deficiency on maternal and birth outcomes in the Saudi population: a cross-sectional study

• Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth Vol. 16; no. 1; p. 119
• Main Authors: Al-Shaikh, Ghadeer K, Ibrahim, Gehan H, Fayed, Amel A, Al-Mandeel, Hazem
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 24.05.2016
• Subjects: Abortion, Spontaneous - epidemiology; Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Blood Glucose - analysis; Blood pressure; Breastfeeding & lactation; Clinical outcomes; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diabetes; Diabetes, Gestational - blood; Diabetes, Gestational - epidemiology; Diabetes, Gestational - etiology; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Fasting - blood; Female; Gestational diabetes; Homeostasis; Humans; Hypertension; Metabolism; Metabolites; Middle Aged; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications - blood; Pregnancy Complications - epidemiology; Pregnancy Complications - etiology; Pregnancy Outcome; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Saudi Arabia - epidemiology; Statistical analysis; Systematic review; Vitamin D; Vitamin D - analogs & derivatives; Vitamin D - blood; Vitamin D Deficiency - blood; Vitamin D Deficiency - complications; Vitamin D Deficiency - epidemiology; Vitamin deficiency; Womens health; Young Adult; Saudi Arabia; Riyadh Saudi Arabia; Pregnancy; Adverse pregnancy outcome; Gestational diabetes; Vitamin D; Hypovitaminosis D

Low serum vitamin D [25(OH)D] has been associated with different health problems worldwide. However, its causal role in several diseases remains unclear. We aimed to correlate vitamin D status with maternal and neonatal outcomes in pregnant females. One thousand pregnant women were recruited during...