Hitit Medical Journal (Jun 2023)

Vitamin D deficiency and pregnancy outcome: Does it have a role in preeclampsia etiology?

  • Onur Dalay,
  • Nurten Çilek,
  • Canan Tapkan,
  • Ceren Katar Yıldırım,
  • Emre Günakan,
  • Mehmet Tunc

DOI
https://doi.org/10.52827/hititmedj.1127798
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 2
pp. 80 – 84

Abstract

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Purpose: Vitamin D deficiency is higher in pregnancy and there is evidence on its relationship with various obstetric disorders. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between preeclampsia and vitamin D levels in pregnant women. Methods: This study included 1209 women. General characteristics, laboratory results and obstetric outcomes were evaluated. As globally accepted vitamin D deficiency was defined as

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