objectives: the onset of multiple sclerosis in the majority of the cases occurs as a clinically isolated syndrome (cis). we sought to assess serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin d (25-ohd) in cis patients and healthy controls. methods: in this cross-sectional study 40 patients (36 women and 4 men) with cis manifesting as a single isolated optic neuritis and 40 age- and sex-matched healthy controls...

Background: Vitamin D (Vit D) is linked to various conditions including musculoskeletal, metabolic and   cardiopulmonary diseases. However, it is not clear whether correction of vit D deficiency exerts any beneficial effect in patients with pulmonary hypertension. Methods: This study was a prospective uncontrolled longitudinal study. Patients with pulmonary hypertension and vit D d...

Introduction: During the recent years, vitamin D deficiency was determined as a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association of vitamin D with ischemic heart disease in the city of Hamadan. Methods: A case control-study was performed with 72 patients with ischemic heart disease, which had been confirmed by angiography in the case group. V...

vitamin d deficiency is one of the common nutritional deficiency and it exists in both childhood and adult life. the prevalence of vitamin d deficiency is 50-90 % in the indian subcontinent. this was a cross sectional study which includes 96 apparently healthy school going children (50 male & 46 female) of age 5 to 10 years. we found that 33.33% (15 male &17 female) had vitamin d levels {25(oh)...

background: exposure to sunlight is the main source of vitamin d production. this study was performed to assess the status of serum vitamin d across the different seasons in geographic region of babol, with latitude of 36 in northern iran. methods: the study – female participants were 15 years old and above selected prospectively according to the inclusion criteria who attended an outpatient cl...

background: vitamin d (vit d) is linked to various conditions including musculoskeletal, metabolic and   cardiopulmonary diseases. however, it is not clear whether correction of vit d deficiency exerts any beneficial effect in patients with pulmonary hypertension. methods: this study was a prospective uncontrolled longitudinal study. patients with pulmonary hypertension and vit d deficiency wer...

non:union: is common complication of fracture management. various factors are involved in its occurring. metabolic and endocrine factors are often overlooked. so that aim of study was to evaluate the level of vitamin d and pth in patients with unexplained non:union: and fractures due to low energy trauma. in the case control study, 30 patients with tibial non:union: compared with 32 patients wi...

Background: Recent studies have demonstrated the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in the general population. Pregnancy and preterm delivery are known as risk factors for vitamin D deficiency. Consequently, vitamin D level in women with preterm deliveries might vary from those with term pregnancies. In this study, we aimed to compare vitamin D level in term and preterm infant–mother pairs...

Low plasma level of vitamin D is linked to the increased risk of cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia and peripheral vascular diseases. Vitamin D deficiency is a worldwide problem that involves Iranian population. To the best of our knowledge, this was the first investigation on venous thromboembolism (VTE) subjects that assessed the correlation of vitamin D leve...

Low plasma level of vitamin D is linked to the increased risk of cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia and peripheral vascular diseases. Vitamin D deficiency is a worldwide problem that involves Iranian population. To the best of our knowledge, this was the first investigation on venous thromboembolism (VTE) subjects that assessed the correlation of vitamin D leve...