Do vitamin D and high-sensitivity-C reactive protein levels differ in patients with hyperemesis gravidarum? A preliminary study | Zendy

Saynur Yılmaz | Zendy; Derya Akdağ Cırık | Zendy; Canan Yılmaz | Zendy; Hakan Tımur | Zendy; Dilek Şahın | Zendy; Nuri Danışman | Zendy

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Do vitamin D and high-sensitivity-C reactive protein levels differ in patients with hyperemesis gravidarum? A preliminary study

Author(s) -

Saynur Yılmaz,

Derya Akdağ Cırık,

Canan Yılmaz,

Hakan Tımur,

Dilek Şahın,

Nuri Danışman

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of turkish society of obstetric and gynecology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.41

H-Index - 9

eISSN - 1307-7007

pISSN - 1307-699X

DOI - 10.4274/tjod.76753

Subject(s) - hyperemesis gravidarum , medicine , vitamin d and neurology , endocrinology , body mass index , statistical significance , c reactive protein , pathogenesis , case control study , prospective cohort study , vitamin , gastroenterology , nausea , inflammation

The high sensitivity-C reactive protein (hs-CRP) is an inflammatory marker and vitamin D is an immune modulator that might play a critical role in the pathogenesis of hyperemesis gravidarum. Therefore, in the current study, we tested the hypothesis that suggests women with hyperemesis gravidarum have lower 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and higher hs-CRP levels, compared to controls.

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