title: Vitamin D Deficiency among Female Nurses of Children's Medical Center Hospital and Its Related Factors.
abstract: Vitamin D deficiency is one of the most preventable challenges worldwide. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among female nurses working at Children's Medical Center Hospital in Tehran, Iran, due to the risk factor of being a notably long period indoors and the fact that their health status may have consequences on the process of patients' treatment. A total of 114 female nurses who were at least 20 years old entered the study voluntarily, and a questionnaire was applied to collect information on lifestyle and other factors associated with vitamin D deficiency. A sample of blood was taken to measure 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) and cut off value to indicate deficiency was considered below 10 ng/ml, and the amounts of 10-29 ng/ml were declared insufficient. The mean of 25-OHD was 11.7±9.3 ng/ml. A total of 79 subjects (69.3%) had a deficient level of vitamin D, 28 subjects (24.6%) had an insufficient level and only 7 subjects (6.1%) had sufficient level of vitamin D. The deficiency was more noticeable in the age group of 26-35 years old. Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency had a significant correlation with younger subjects (P<0.001). There was no significant association among other factors such as body mass index (BMI), health status complications, regular exercise, and duration of sun exposure. High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in the study population leads to emphasise the need to screen health care workers for vitamin D levels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Hamid
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rajebi
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Pediatrics Center of Excellence, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khodadad
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
authors.forename: Golshan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fahimi
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Immunodeficiencies, Children's Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abolhassani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002112:Calcifediol / Q000494:pharmacology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008019:Life Style; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014815:Vitamins / Q000494:pharmacology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D014815:Vitamins; D014807:Vitamin D; C104450:25-hydroxyvitamin D; D002112:Calcifediol
keywords: Nurse; Prevalence; Vitamin D deficiency