title: Vitamin d deficiency among postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Hypovitaminosis D is widely prevalent in India and is a formidable issue especially in postmenopausal women. The study intends to estimate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was performed at a referral teaching institute in north India between 2007 and 2009. One hundred and ninety postmenopausal osteoporotic women were enrolled and the clinical information was collected along with the assessment of biochemical parameters.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Serum vitamin D was found to be de- ficient in two third of patients. A significant correlation was observed between body mass index and bone mineral density at lumbar spine. Prevention and early detection of hypovitaminosis D is the key to reduce the incidence of osteoporosis among postmenopausal women.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Rohilkhand Medical College , Bareilly U.P., Pin-243006, India .
authors.forename: Ramesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Narula
authors.forename: Mujtaba
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authors.lastname: Tauseef
authors.forename: Iraqi Aftab
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Kiran
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authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Agarwal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ashok
authors.forename: Arya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anjana
keywords: Fragility fracture; Hypovitaminosis D; Postmenopausal
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