Login / Signup

Vitamin D deficiency and associated factors in Jordan.

Mohammed El-KhateebYousef Saleh KhaderAnwar BatiehaHashem JaddouDana HyassatNahla KhawajaMousa AbujbaraKamel M Ajlouni
Published in: SAGE open medicine (2019)
The prevalence of low vitamin D level is extremely high in Jordan. Age, gender, obesity, and unemployment were associated with low levels of vitamin D. Health authorities in Jordan need to increase the level of awareness about vitamin D deficiency and its prevention, particularly among women.
Keyphrases
  • mental health
  • healthcare
  • public health
  • metabolic syndrome
  • type diabetes
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • risk factors
  • risk assessment
  • pregnant women
  • skeletal muscle
  • social media