Endocrine Abstracts

Background and aims: We aimed to establish the frequency of vitamin D deficiency and analyse its association with gestational diabetes (GDM).Material and methods: In this descriptive, case control and cross sectional study, pregnant women were screened at 24–28 weeks of pregnancy using a 75 g, 2 h oral glucose tolerance test. Fourthy-six GDM diagnosed (case, group 1) and 43 healthy pregnants (control, group 2) were recruited. Plasma 25-hydroxyvitami...