Frequency and determinants of vitamin D deficiency among premenopausal and postmenopausal women in Karachi Pakistan

Abstract Background Vitamin D deficiency is becoming a serious public health problem, even in sun-drenched cities like Karachi, Pakistan. We investigated the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its association with sociodemographic characteristics, anthropometric measures, and lifestyle factors a...

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Published in:	BMC Women's Health
Main Authors:	Uzma Shamsi, Iqbal Azam, Azra Shamsi, Dua Shamsi, David Callen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2021-05-01
Subjects:	Vitamin D deficiency Socioeconomic status Postmenopausal Premenopausal
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-021-01339-9

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