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 wom-en. 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 in-stitute 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 assess-ment of biochemical parameters. Results & Conclusion: Serum vitamin D was found to be de-ficient in two third of patients. A significant correlation was ob-served between body mass index and bone mineral density at lumbar spine. Prevention and early detection of hypovitamino-sis D is the key to reduce the incidence of osteoporosis among postmenopausal women.