THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VITAMIN D3 LEVELS AND HYPOTHYROIDISM

Volume 12 , Issue 2 , June 2022 , Pages 151-156

Authors

Dilshad Hamad Mustafa 1 ; Ribwar Arsalan Mohammed 2 ; Aveen Muhsin Asaad 3 ; Dawan Jamal Hawezy 4

1 College of Medicine, Hawler Medical University, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

2 College of Nursing, University of Raparin, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

3 Koya Technical Institute, Erbil Polytechnic University, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

4 College of Medicine, Koya University, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

DOI logo 10.17656/jsmc.10355

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Abstract

Background
It has been well observed that vitamin D deficiency may increase the prevalence of hypothyroidism. However,
there is little information on the relationship between vitamin D levels and thyroid diseases amongst the
Kurdish population.
Objectives
To find an association between thyroid function parameters and levels of Vit. D among two different groups.
Patients and Methods
A case-control study was employed; two groups participated in the study, the first group was healthy
individuals, and the other group was those with hypothyroidism.
Results
The results of 90 persons were collected in the recent study. The mean age was 42.76 ± 9.47. The majority
of the participants were women (52.2%). Vitamin D levels were deficient in most participants (50%), which
means lower than 20.1 ng/ ml. Only about 37% of the participants had an average level of Vit. D.
Conclusion
Deficiency in Vitamin D3 is significantly associated with all thyroid function parameters.

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