Low plasma vitamin D as a predictor of uterine fibroids in a nigerian population

• Published in: The Nigerian postgraduate medical journal Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 181 - 186
• Main Authors: Tunau, Karima, Garba, Jamila, Panti, Abubakar, Shehu, Constance, Adamu, Aisha, AbdulRahman, Muhammad, Ahmad, Mohammad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nigeria Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.07.2021; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: Adult; Complications and side effects; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Fibroids; Humans; Leiomyoma - epidemiology; Nigeria; Plasma; predictor; Risk factors; Uterine fibroids; Uterine Neoplasms - epidemiology; Vitamin D; Vitamin D deficiency; Nigeria; Vitamin D; uterine fibroids; Predictor

Background: Uterine fibroid is the most common benign tumour of the uterus and the exact cause is unknown. Vitamin D has been found to inhibit cell proliferation and enhance apoptosis in vitro. Aim: The aim of this study is to compare the plasma level of Vitamin D among women with uterine fibroids a...