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Abstract
Background; Gestational diabetes mellitus is defined as glucose intolerance of various degrees of severity, which appears or recognized during pregnancy. The global prevalence of GDM is 4.1% to 27.5% based on the ethnical mix of the people and tests administered for the diagnosis, Aim and objectives; to assess serum vitamin D level in GDM patients, Subjects and methods; this prospective case control was conducted. The study involved women with GDM cases and apparently healthy pregnant controls aged 25 to 37 years old. The duration of the study ranged from 6-12 months, Result; pregnant females with gestational diabetes have statistically significant lower vitamin D level than control group. Among pregnant females with gestational diabetes 40% have deficient vitamin D level (<10 ng/ml) and 55.6% have insufficient value (10–30 ng/ml). Deficient vitamin D levels were statistically significant higher in pregnant females with gestational diabetes but Insufficient vitamin D was statistically nonsignificant while sufficient vitamin D was statistically significant higher in healthy pregnant females.
There is no statistically significant difference between pregnant females with gestational diabetes and control group as regard the demographic data and life style except for the statistically significant association between the lower income and the decreased level of vitamin D, Conclusion; Vitamin D was lower in GDM women compared to controls. This finding might be useful in predicting GDM.