Location
LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Event Website
https://alliedhealth.lsuhsc.edu/admin/sahpresearchday.aspx
Document Type
Event
Start Date
8-4-2024 3:00 PM
End Date
8-4-2024 5:00 PM
Description
Intro: Vitamin D is a steroid prohormone that is synthesized in the skin under ultraviolet sun exposure. It is an essential vitamin that is necessary for bone and teeth health, immune function, brain health, and for regulating inflammation. Evidence shows that increases in Vitamin D positively affect women of childbearing age. Low vitamin D status is associated with impaired fertility, endometriosis, PCOS, and an increased risk of development of osteoporosis.
Purpose: The purpose of our study is to investigate the effects of Vitamin D levels on women of childbearing ages
Methods(s): Research was conducted using the datasets found from the 2017-18 CDC’s National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Laboratory values for Vitamin D levels in women in their 20s, 30s, and 40s were obtained. We then obtained data of women within these age groups with normal periods within the past 12 months. We then performed an ANOVA and TUKEY test to investigate this relationship.
Results: Group differences were found to be significant (F (1, 4432)= 2684, p < .001. post hoc comparisons using the Tukey HSD test indicated that the mean score for the 30-year-old group (M=57.4 SD=21.99) was significantly different from the 40-year-old group (M=62.5 SD=26.8). Additionally, the 20-year-old group was (M=54.5 SD=23).
Discussion: Recent studies have shown that Vitamin D deficiency in women of childbearing age is associated with an increased risk of negatively affecting reproductive health. Our data suggest that vitamin D deficiency in 20-year-old women is insignificant compared to 30 and 40-year-old women.
Recommended Citation
Isaid, Ansam; Weber, Jasmine; and Smith, Whitney, "Vitamin D Levels as a Function of Women of Reproductive Age" (2024). School of Allied Health Professions Research Day. 16.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/ahrd/2024/2024/16
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Vitamin D Levels as a Function of Women of Reproductive Age
LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Intro: Vitamin D is a steroid prohormone that is synthesized in the skin under ultraviolet sun exposure. It is an essential vitamin that is necessary for bone and teeth health, immune function, brain health, and for regulating inflammation. Evidence shows that increases in Vitamin D positively affect women of childbearing age. Low vitamin D status is associated with impaired fertility, endometriosis, PCOS, and an increased risk of development of osteoporosis.
Purpose: The purpose of our study is to investigate the effects of Vitamin D levels on women of childbearing ages
Methods(s): Research was conducted using the datasets found from the 2017-18 CDC’s National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Laboratory values for Vitamin D levels in women in their 20s, 30s, and 40s were obtained. We then obtained data of women within these age groups with normal periods within the past 12 months. We then performed an ANOVA and TUKEY test to investigate this relationship.
Results: Group differences were found to be significant (F (1, 4432)= 2684, p < .001. post hoc comparisons using the Tukey HSD test indicated that the mean score for the 30-year-old group (M=57.4 SD=21.99) was significantly different from the 40-year-old group (M=62.5 SD=26.8). Additionally, the 20-year-old group was (M=54.5 SD=23).
Discussion: Recent studies have shown that Vitamin D deficiency in women of childbearing age is associated with an increased risk of negatively affecting reproductive health. Our data suggest that vitamin D deficiency in 20-year-old women is insignificant compared to 30 and 40-year-old women.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/ahrd/2024/2024/16