Nationality, Gender, Age, and Body Mass Index Influences on Vitamin D Concentration among Elderly Patients and Young Iraqi and Jordanian in Jordan
Vitamin D is necessary for maintaining and regulating calcium levels; thus, insufficiency of vitamin D increases the risk of many chronic diseases. This study aimed to examine vitamin D levels among Jordanian and Iraqi volunteers and find the relation between vitamin D level and lipid profile patien...
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| author | Hanan Al-Horani Wael Abu Dayyih Eyad Mallah Mohammed Hamad Mohammad Mima Riad Awad Tawfiq Arafat |
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| description | Vitamin D is necessary for maintaining and regulating calcium levels; thus, insufficiency of vitamin D increases the risk of many chronic diseases. This study aimed to examine vitamin D levels among Jordanian and Iraqi volunteers and find the relation between vitamin D level and lipid profile patients. Vitamin D levels were evaluated using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. For young healthy group subjects, vitamin D levels were 20.60 ± 5.94 ng/mL for Jordanian and 27.59 ± 7.74 ng/mL for Iraqi. Vitamin D concentrations for young males and females were 25.82 ± 8.33 ng/mL and 21.95 ± 6.39 ng/mL, respectively. Females wearing hijab were 20.87 ± 6.45 ng/mL, while uncovered females were 23.55 ± 6.04 ng/mL. For >40 years Iraqi subjects, vitamin D level for healthy was 29.78 ± 9.49 ng/mL and 23.88 ± 7.93 ng/mL for hyperlipidemic subjects. Vitamin D levels for overweight and obese healthy groups were significantly higher (P<0.050) than those for the hyperlipidemic patients groups. Vitamin D levels for males were significantly higher than females and were significantly higher for healthy than those hyperlipidemic Iraqi patients. These findings showed that vitamin D levels are affected by age, nationality, gender, and health statues and highlight the importance of vitamin D supplementation for groups with low levels particularly old, hijab wearing females, and hyperlipidemic groups. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e84b745b1d714c99814dbb8b5863af272025-02-03T06:12:49ZengWileyBiochemistry Research International2090-22472090-22552016-01-01201610.1155/2016/89205038920503Nationality, Gender, Age, and Body Mass Index Influences on Vitamin D Concentration among Elderly Patients and Young Iraqi and Jordanian in JordanHanan Al-Horani0Wael Abu Dayyih1Eyad Mallah2Mohammed Hamad3Mohammad Mima4Riad Awad5Tawfiq Arafat6Faculty of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of Petra, Amman 00962, JordanFaculty of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of Petra, Amman 00962, JordanFaculty of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of Petra, Amman 00962, JordanCollege of Sciences and Health Professions, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaFaculty of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of Petra, Amman 00962, JordanFaculty of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of Petra, Amman 00962, JordanFaculty of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of Petra, Amman 00962, JordanVitamin D is necessary for maintaining and regulating calcium levels; thus, insufficiency of vitamin D increases the risk of many chronic diseases. This study aimed to examine vitamin D levels among Jordanian and Iraqi volunteers and find the relation between vitamin D level and lipid profile patients. Vitamin D levels were evaluated using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. For young healthy group subjects, vitamin D levels were 20.60 ± 5.94 ng/mL for Jordanian and 27.59 ± 7.74 ng/mL for Iraqi. Vitamin D concentrations for young males and females were 25.82 ± 8.33 ng/mL and 21.95 ± 6.39 ng/mL, respectively. Females wearing hijab were 20.87 ± 6.45 ng/mL, while uncovered females were 23.55 ± 6.04 ng/mL. For >40 years Iraqi subjects, vitamin D level for healthy was 29.78 ± 9.49 ng/mL and 23.88 ± 7.93 ng/mL for hyperlipidemic subjects. Vitamin D levels for overweight and obese healthy groups were significantly higher (P<0.050) than those for the hyperlipidemic patients groups. Vitamin D levels for males were significantly higher than females and were significantly higher for healthy than those hyperlipidemic Iraqi patients. These findings showed that vitamin D levels are affected by age, nationality, gender, and health statues and highlight the importance of vitamin D supplementation for groups with low levels particularly old, hijab wearing females, and hyperlipidemic groups.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8920503 |
| spellingShingle | Hanan Al-Horani Wael Abu Dayyih Eyad Mallah Mohammed Hamad Mohammad Mima Riad Awad Tawfiq Arafat Nationality, Gender, Age, and Body Mass Index Influences on Vitamin D Concentration among Elderly Patients and Young Iraqi and Jordanian in Jordan Biochemistry Research International |
| title | Nationality, Gender, Age, and Body Mass Index Influences on Vitamin D Concentration among Elderly Patients and Young Iraqi and Jordanian in Jordan |
| title_full | Nationality, Gender, Age, and Body Mass Index Influences on Vitamin D Concentration among Elderly Patients and Young Iraqi and Jordanian in Jordan |
| title_fullStr | Nationality, Gender, Age, and Body Mass Index Influences on Vitamin D Concentration among Elderly Patients and Young Iraqi and Jordanian in Jordan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nationality, Gender, Age, and Body Mass Index Influences on Vitamin D Concentration among Elderly Patients and Young Iraqi and Jordanian in Jordan |
| title_short | Nationality, Gender, Age, and Body Mass Index Influences on Vitamin D Concentration among Elderly Patients and Young Iraqi and Jordanian in Jordan |
| title_sort | nationality gender age and body mass index influences on vitamin d concentration among elderly patients and young iraqi and jordanian in jordan |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8920503 |
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