Dietary Intake and Vitamin D Level in Adult Women
Dietary Intake and Vitamin D Level in Adult Women
Vitamin D deficiency is most diagnosed among women living in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
 Many factors have been attributed to the incidence of vitamin D deficiency. Saudi women are
 thought to be at greater risk for vitamin D deficiency because of their darker skin type and
 the likelihood of reduced ultraviolet exposure . The present study entitled, "Dietary Intake
 and Vitamin D Level in adult Women," was formulated as there is paucity of data on the
 etiologic importance of dietary intake in Vitamin D level on blood on women. The major
 objective of the proposed study is to assess the effect of dietary intake of nutrients and
 level of vitamin D in women .
For this study, the investigators enrolled 168 women 35-55 years old to evaluate Vitamin D
 status and to determined whether status was correlated with Vitamin D deficiency.

 All women completed a self-administered questionnaire about personal socio-demographic
 characteristics; They all had anthropometric measurements of body mass index and waist
 circumference. A 24-hour dietary recall was administered to all women.

 The proximate analysis of 25 types of food was conducted according to the American
 Association of Organic Chemists (AOAC) methods. The following parameters were measured: serum
 calcium. Vitamin D, levels of parathyroid hormone.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Women 35- 55 years old,

 -  Women who spoke Arabic language fluently, and

 -  Women who were willing to fill a 24-hour questionnaire and provide a serum sample for
 measurements.

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Women < 35 years old or > 55 years old.