Unveiling the sun-kissed connection: Vitamin D status and TSH levels in postmenopausal women

Can a questionnaire predict vitamin D status in postmenopausal women?

OBJECTIVE Our objective was to determine whether a questionnaire can identify individuals with vitamin D insufficiency (VDI). DESIGN Women completed the Vitamin D & Sun (VIDSUN) questionnaire and we measured their serum 25-hydrocyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels. We assessed the sensitivity and specificity of the questionnaire to identify VDI (25(OH)D level <50 nmol/l). SETTING Clinical Research ...

Vitamin D Status in Women with Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

The perturbation status of vitamin D can be manifested as insufficiency, deficiency and excessiveness. Vitamin D status within the organism is determined by measuring the level of 25(OH)D in the serum. The aim of this paper was to determine the vitamin D status in postmenopausal women with newly diagnosed osteoporosis as well as to correlate vitamin D status with bone mineral density (BMD) and ...

Vitamin D status among healthy postmenopausal women in South America

Vitamin D status has been extensively studied throughout the world. However, most of the studies are from North America, Europe and Oceania. This review describes published evidence on vitamin D status among healthy postmenopausal women in South America, where food is not fortified with vitamin D. A literature search identified ten studies from only three countries in the region: Argentina, Bra...

Vitamin D deficiency in postmenopausal Egyptian women.

Vitamin D status: effects on parathyroid hormone and 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D in postmenopausal women.

BACKGROUND Low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D ¿25(OH)D concentrations are commonly found in the elderly and are associated with hip fracture. Treatment with vitamin D and calcium can reduce the risk of fracture. The relation between the rise in parathyroid hormone (PTH) with age and the decrease in 25(OH)D is not clear. Neither is there any consensus on the serum concentration of 25(OH)D required fo...