Abstract
Maternal vitamin D deficiency (VDD) during pregnancy has numerous health implications in both the mothers
and their newborns. Therefore, it is important to maintain vitamin D (VIT D) levels in pregnant women to
prevent VDD. Even in Pakistan, despite abundant sun exposure, VDD is most common during pregnancy.To
assess serum VIT D levels in 3rd trimester primigravida females and correlation of VIT D with different risk
factors, (education, economic status and body mass index (BMI). It is a Cross sectional study. Duration of study
was April 17th to September 17th. Total fifty 3rd trimester primigravida women were included in this study. Based
on serum VIT D levels, pregnant women were categorized as: normal (> 30ng/ml), insufficient (20-30 ng/ml) and
deficient (< 20ng/ml). Serum VIT D levels were measured by fully-auto Chemiluminescence immunoassay
analyzer (CLIA) Maglumi 1000. Questionnaires or performas were used to record data related to BMI, sun
exposure and educational level. 50 third trimester primigravida females were included in this study. After
analyzing serum VIT D levels by CLIA, we found that 39 (78%) women were vitamin D deficient, 5 (10%) vitamin
D insufficient and 6 (12%) had normal VIT D levels. VDD is quite common in 3rd trimester of pregnancy. Different
risk factors e.g. BMI, education and economic status also influence VIT D levels. A significant association was
observed between VDD and these risk factors i.e. for BMI (chi-square = 27.838; p < 0.001); for education (chisquare = 37.180; p < 0.001); and for economic status (chi-square = 12.518; p = 0.002).
Abdul Haseeb Khan, Farzana Islam, Muhammad Wasim Aslam Javed, Muhammad Riaz. (2020) Assessment of Serum Vitamin D level in 3rd Trimester Primigravidas and its association with Education, Economic Status and Body Mass Index, International Journal of Pathology, Volume-18, Issue-1.
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