Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: It has been demonstrated that there are differences in the effect of body mass index (BMI) on the serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels (25-OH D); differences appeared stronger in subjects with higher BMI. In this study we aimed to assess the association between 25-OH D status and body fat distribution and caratid intima medai thickness.Methods: 86 obese premenapousal women (aged 17–55 years) and 56 women with normal BMI took part in this s...