Open AccessVitamin D Deficiency Among Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis
Author(s) -
Ramesh Narula,
Mujtaba Tauseef,
Iraqi Aftab Ahmad,
Kiran Agarwal,
Ashok Agarwal,
Arya Anjana
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2013/5022.2761
Subject(s) - medicine , hypovitaminosis , osteoporosis , postmenopausal osteoporosis , incidence (geometry) , postmenopausal women , vitamin d deficiency , bone mineral , vitamin d and neurology , referral , body mass index , vitamin , physiology , physical therapy , physics , family medicine , optics
Hypovitaminosis D is widely prevalent in India and is a formidable issue especially in postmenopausal women. The study intends to estimate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.