Vitamin D deficiency prevalence and predictors in early pregnancy among Arab women

Al-Musharaf, S, Fouda, MA, Turkestani, IZ, Al-Ajlan, A, Sabico, S, Alnaami, AM, Wani, K, Hussain, SD, Alraqebah, B, Al-Serehi, A, Alshingetti, NM, Al-Daghri, N, McTernan, PG ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9023-0261, Wimalawansa, SJ and Saravanan, P, 2018. Vitamin D deficiency prevalence and predictors in early pregnancy among Arab women. Nutrients, 10 (4): 489. ISSN 2072-6643

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Abstract

Data regarding the prevalence and predictors of vitamin D deficiency during early pregnancy are limited. This study aims to fill this gap. A total of 578 Saudi women in their 1st trimester of pregnancy were recruited between January 2014 and December 2015 from three tertiary care antenatal clinics in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Information collected includes socio-economic, anthropometric, and biochemical data, including serum vitamin D (25(OH)D) levels, intake of calcium and vitamin D, physical activity, and sun exposure indices. Pregnant women with 25(OH)D levels <50 nmol/L were considered vitamin D deficient. The majority of participants (n = 468 (81%)) were vitamin D deficient. High levels of indoor activity, whole body clothing, multiparity, total cholesterol/HDL ratio(>3.5), low HDL-cholesterol, and living in West Riyadh were significant independent predictors for vitamin D deficiency, with odds ratios (ORs) (95% confidence interval) of 25.4 (5.5–117.3), 17.8 (2.3–138.5), 4.0 (1.7–9.5), 3.3 (1.4–7.9), 2.8 (1.2–6.4), and 2.0 (1.1–3.5), respectively. Factors like increased physical activity, sun exposure at noon, sunrise or sunset, high educational status, and residence in North Riyadh were protective against vitamin D deficiency with ORs 0.2 (0.1–0.5); 0.2 (0.1–0.6); 0.3 (0.1–0.9); and 0.4 (0.2–0.8), respectively. All ORs were adjusted for age, BMI, sun exposure, parity, summer season, vitamin D intake, multivitamin intake, physical activity, education, employment, living in the north, and coverage with clothing. In conclusion, the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among Saudi women during early pregnancy was high (81%). Timely detection and appropriate supplementation with adequate amounts of vitamin D should reduce the risks of vitamin D deficiency and its complications during pregnancy.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Nutrients
Creators:	Al-Musharaf, S., Fouda, M.A., Turkestani, I.Z., Al-Ajlan, A., Sabico, S., Alnaami, A.M., Wani, K., Hussain, S.D., Alraqebah, B., Al-Serehi, A., Alshingetti, N.M., Al-Daghri, N., McTernan, P.G., Wimalawansa, S.J. and Saravanan, P.
Publisher:	MDPI
Date:	15 April 2018
Volume:	10
Number:	4
ISSN:	2072-6643
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.3390/nu10040489 DOI
Rights:	This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. (CC BY 4.0).
Divisions:	Schools > School of Science and Technology
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	16 Apr 2018 07:33
Last Modified:	30 Apr 2018 15:05
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/33261

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