VITAMIN D IS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW QUALITY OF LIFE: A PRIMARY CARE STUDY

Authors

  • Juliana Ebling Brondani Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Santa Maria, RS, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5478-6633
  • Tamires Tolazzi Martins Grupo de Pesquisas em Doenças Osteometabólicas Crônicas, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.
  • Ana Elize Barian Grupo de Pesquisas em Doenças Osteometabólicas Crônicas, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.
  • Fabio Vasconcellos Comim Departamento de Clínica Médica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2726-233X
  • Melissa Orlandin Premaor Departamento de Clínica Médica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0770-9202

Keywords:

Vitamina D Deficiency, Postmenopausal, Quality of Life, SF-36, Primary Health Care

Abstract

Introduction: Some studies have described impairment in quality of life of vitamin-deficient subjects. However, little is known about this association in primary care. This study aimed to evaluate the association between vitamin D deficiency and quality of life in postmenopausal women attending primary care in the municipality of Santa Maria - Brazil. 

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with postmenopausal women over 55 years of age, accompanied in primary care, from March to August 2014. These women were randomly selected among the participants of a cohort study in the municipality of Santa Maria - Brazil. Data were collected through a standardized questionnaire, quality of life was assessed using the Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36), and 25-hydroxyvitamin D were measured using the ALPCO® ELISA method. 

Results: Of the total of 78 studied women, 11.54% had vitamin D deficiency. Women with vitamin D deficiency had a poorer quality of life assessed by SF-36. In the regression analysis, both vitamin D deficiency and falls were independently associated with a lower physical component of the SF-36. 

Conclusion:  Vitamin D deficiency is associated with poorer quality of life in the studied postmenopausal women.

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Author Biographies

Juliana Ebling Brondani, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.

Pós-graduação em Farmacologia

Tamires Tolazzi Martins, Grupo de Pesquisas em Doenças Osteometabólicas Crônicas, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.

Grupo de Pesquisas em Doenças Osteometabólicas Crônicas

Ana Elize Barian, Grupo de Pesquisas em Doenças Osteometabólicas Crônicas, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.

Grupo de Pesquisas em Doenças Osteometabólicas Crônicas

Fabio Vasconcellos Comim, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.

Department of Clinical Medicine

Melissa Orlandin Premaor, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.

Department of Clinical Medicine

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Published

2023-05-29

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Ebling Brondani J, Tolazzi Martins T, Barian AE, Vasconcellos Comim F, Orlandin Premaor M. VITAMIN D IS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW QUALITY OF LIFE: A PRIMARY CARE STUDY. Clin Biomed Res [Internet]. 2023 May 29 [cited 2025 Jun. 25];43(1). Available from: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/122001

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Vol. 43 No. 1 (2023): Clinical and Biomedical Research

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