Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: January | Volume: 7 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 571-577
Quality of Life and Vitamin D Status in Perimenopausal Women
R. Uma Maheswaria, J. Lathab, R. Ursula Sampsonc
aAssistant Professor of Biochemistry Department of Biochemistry, Madurai Medical College, Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai.
bAssistant Professor of Biochemistry, K.A.P.V. Government Medical College, Trichy.
cProfessor of Biochemistry, Meenakshi Medical College, Hospital & Research Institute, Enathur, Kanchipuram.
Corresponding Author: J. Latha
ABSTRACT
According to WHO, the present decade women, have longer life expectancy than men. At the same time, morbidity status of women increases with age and affects their quality of life. Vitamin D, is an independent predictor of mortality and important nutrient to women health. Vitamin D deficiency was reported in varying degrees in tropical and subtropical countries among children and women. Vitamin D insufficiency is pandemic and is more common in females than males. The health consequences in postmenopausal women with pre-existing loss of estrogen, will be aggravated by age-related changes in the VDR and vitamin D synthesis. Hence, postmenopausal women have high morbidity and mortality. Women in perimenopausal age are to be focussed for early identification and focus on promoting health, in preventing the disease in later life. This may have positive impact on women’s quality of life and may reduce financial consequences. Hence, the present study mainly focuses on the role of vitamin D status affecting the quality of life in perimenopausal women.
Keywords: Vitamin D; perimenopausal; women
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