Open AccessIndependent and joint effects of serum 25-hydroxivitamin D and calcium on breast cancer ratio in an Iran population: Across-sectional study
Author(s) -
Seyed Mostafa Shiryazdi,
Zahra Ghodratipour,
SM Yassini,
Mohaddeseh Aboueian-Jahromi,
H Fallahzadeh,
Farimah Shamsi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.171621
Subject(s) - breast cancer , vitamin d and neurology , quartile , odds ratio , medicine , calcium , confidence interval , cancer , endocrinology , population , gastroenterology , oncology , environmental health
It has been suggested that Vitamin D and calcium have protective effects against breast cancer. The results about breast cancer and serum Vitamin D and calcium levels are still controversial, indefinite, and insufficient to determine the amount of nutritional needs. Thus, we investigated the association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D(25-OH-D) and calcium on the ratio of breast cancer at diagnosis time.