EJMO. 2019; 3(1): 43-48 | DOI: 10.14744/ejmo.2018.0004Assessment of the Relationship Between Serum Vitamin D Levels and Obesity in the Reproductive-Aged Women
Umut Gorkem1,
Zeynep Ozturk Inal2,
Hasan Ali Inal21Department of Reproductive Endocrinology, Hitit University Faculty of Medicine, Corum, Turkey, 2Department of Reproductive Endocrinology, Konya Education and Research Hospital, Konya, Turkey, Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the association between Vitamin D levels and body mass index (BMI)
as an adiposity measure in the reproductive-aged women.
Methods: A total of 171 women were included in this comparative cross-sectional study. The subjects were classified
into three groups according their BMI’s: Group I; non-obese=80 (BMI<25.0 kg/m2), Group II; overweight=54
(25.030 kg/m2).
Results: Obese women possessed the lowest mean follicle stimulating hormone levels (6.26±1.46, p=0.001), and the
highest luteinizing hormone (LH) levels were found in non-obese group (5.70±2.15, p=0.001). The comparison of anti-
Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels yielded that there was a significant difference between non-obese and overweight
women (4.96±4.02 vs. 3.11±3.03, p=0.019). The mean Vitamin D level was found to be highest in the non-obese group
(10.45±7.48, p=0.043). The correlation analysis demonstrated that Vitamin D level was weak correlated with AMH level
in the overweight group (r=0.285, p=0.047).
Conclusion: Our study showed a negative association between Vitamin D level and obesity. Vitamin D supplementation
may aid to reduce the obesity incidence. Further evaluations are needed to elucidate this issue.
Keywords: Body mass index, obesity, vitamin D
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Gorkem U, Ozturk Inal Z, Inal H. Assessment of the Relationship Between Serum Vitamin D Levels and Obesity in the Reproductive-Aged Women. EJMO. 2019; 3(1): 43-48
Corresponding Author: Hasan Ali Inal
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