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- Title
Prevalence of Vitamin D Insufficiency and Its Determinants among Women Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization Treatment for Infertility in Sweden.
- Authors
Maaherra Armstrong, Paulina; Augustin, Hanna; Bärebring, Linnea; Osmancevic, Amra; Bullarbo, Maria; Thurin-Kjellberg, Ann; Tsiartas, Panagiotis
- Abstract
There is a lack of research on women with infertility in the northern latitudes, where vitamin D insufficiency is high. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence and determinants of vitamin D insufficiency (serum 25(OH)D concentration < 50 nmol/L) among women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. Thus, 265 women scheduled for IVF/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) between September 2020 and August 2021 at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg, Sweden, were included. Data on serum 25(OH)D concentration, vitamin D intake, and sun exposure were collected via questionnaires and blood samples. Approximately 27% of the women had 25(OH)D insufficiency, which was associated with longer infertility duration. The likelihood of insufficiency was higher among women from non-Nordic European countries (OR 2.92, 95% CI 1.03–8.26, adjusted p = 0.043), the Middle East (OR 9.90, 95% CI 3.32–29.41, adjusted p < 0.001), and Asia (OR 5.49, 95% CI 1.30–23.25, adjusted p = 0.020) than among women from Nordic countries. Women who did not use vitamin D supplements were more likely to have insufficiency compared with supplement users (OR 3.32, 95% CI 1.55–7.10, adjusted p = 0.002), and those who avoided sun exposure had higher odds of insufficiency compared to those who stayed "in the sun all the time" (OR 3.24, 95% CI 1.22–8.62, adjusted p = 0.018). Women with infertility in northern latitudes and those from non-Nordic countries who avoid sun exposure and do not take vitamin supplements have a higher prevalence of 25(OH)D insufficiency and longer infertility duration.
- Subjects
SWEDEN; INFERTILITY treatment; CONFIDENCE intervals; FOOD consumption; SUNSHINE; DIETARY supplements; QUESTIONNAIRES; DISEASE prevalence; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; HUMAN reproductive technology; RESEARCH funding; VITAMIN D deficiency; FERTILIZATION in vitro; ODDS ratio; WOMEN'S health; ENVIRONMENTAL exposure
- Publication
Nutrients, 2023, Vol 15, Issue 12, p2820
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu15122820