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Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy and its associated factors among third trimester Malaysian pregnant women

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Jun 28, 2019

Woon FC, et al. - Researchers examined the vitamin D status among 535 third-trimester pregnant women attending government health clinics in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia the vitamin D status. In addition, they sought for its associated factors. Measuring serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration, they classified these as deficient (< 30 nmol/L), insufficient (30–50 nmol/L), and sufficient (≥ 50 nmol/L). Vitamin D deficiency was evident in 42.6%. Vitamin D daily consumption an average of 8.7 ± 6.7 μg was reported. The food sources provided a total of 80.4% of the vitamin D, while dietary supplements provided 19.6%. The highest contribution to vitamin D intake (35.8%) was attributable to fish and fish products. The multivariable generalized linear mixed models, with clinic as a random effect, indicates lower odds of vitamin D deficiency among pregnant women in correlation to a higher intake of vitamin D. Non-Malays vs Malays had reduced odds of having vitamin D deficiency by 87%.
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