Amna Fareed, Drakhshan Nauman, Ayesha Naeem, Uzma Siddique.
Determine the Frequency of Vitamin D Deficiency in patients with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;14(2):501-3.

Aim: To determine the frequency of vitamin D deficiency in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome. Study design: Cross-sectional observational study Place and duration of study: Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Muhammad College of Medicine, Peshawar from 1st October 2019 to 31st March 2020. Methods: One hundred and seven patients of polycystic ovarian syndrome between ages 18 to 42 years were enrolled in this study. Patient's detailed demographics including age, body mass index, duration of disease and waist circumference were recorded after taking informed consent. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level <20 ng/ml was considered as deficiency of vitamin D. Results: Twenty four (22.43%) patients were <25 years old, 43(40.19%) were between 25 to 30 years, 20 (18.69%) had age range of 31 to 35 years and 20(18.69%) were above 35 years. 63(60.75%) patients were having BMI <30 kg/m2 while 44 (39.25%) patients had BMI >30kg/m2 . Deficiency of vitamin D found in 70 patients (65.42%), 18(16.82%) patients had vitamin D insufficiency and 19(17.76%) patients had vitamin D level >30 ng/ml Conclusion: Frequency of vitamin D deficiency was very high in patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome.

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