title: Vitamin D concentrations in pregnant women with diabetes attending for antenatal care in Far North Queensland.
abstract: Serum concentrations of vitamin D were measured in 101 pregnant women with diabetes, both pre-existing and gestational, who attended for antenatal care in Cairns Base Hospital. Eighty-two (81.2%) had sufficient concentrations of vitamin D, 12 (11.9%) had levels indicating insufficiency and 7 (6.9%) were deficient. These findings contrast with those in the general population of pregnant women in the region, among whom 93.1% have been shown to have sufficient levels. The study contributes to the ongoing debate around the need for universal antenatal vitamin D screening in Australia.
authors.affiliation: SMD James Cook University, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Hon C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: de Costa
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McLean
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Woods
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood*; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics / Q000097:blood*; D011793:Queensland / Q000453:epidemiology; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000097:blood*; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D014807:Vitamin D; C517652:hemoglobin A1c protein, human
keywords: Queensland Australia; diabetes; pregnancy; vitamin D levels