ea0025p31 | Clinical biochemistry | SFEBES2011
Tamimi Waleed
, Kanan Raad
, Adham Myson
, Aljasser Salih
Objective: Vitamin D deficiency is common among women despite abundant sunshine in Saudi Arabia. No local study has evaluated the seasonal vitamin D level among hospitalized menopausal and postmenopausal Saudi women. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among menopausal and postmenopausal in Saudi Arabia during summer and winter.Methods: Data were retrospectively collected for 1556 female patients (>19 years) d...