Comparison of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and calcium levels between polycystic ovarian syndrome and normal women

Given the relationship of vitamin D deficiency with insulin resistance syn-drome as the component of polycystic ovary syndrome [PCOS], the main aim of this study was to compare serum level of 25- hydroxyvitamin D [25[OH]D] between PCOS patients and normal individuals. A cross sectional study was conducted to compare 25[OH]D level between117 normal and 125 untreated PCOS cases at our clinic in Arash Hospital, Tehran, Iran, during 2011-2012. The obtained levels of 25[OH]D were classified as follows: lower than 25 nmol/ml as severe deficiency, between 25-49.9 nmol/ml as deficiency, 50-74.9 nmol/ml as insufficiency, and above 75 nmol/ml asnormal. In addition, endocrine and metabolic variables were evaluated. Among PCOS patients, our findings shows 3[2.4%] normal, 7[5.6%] with insufficiency, 33[26.4%] with deficiency and 82[65.6%] with severe deficiency, whereas in normal participants, 5[4.3%] normal, 4[3.4%] with insufficiency, 28[23.9%] with deficiency and 80[68.4%] with severe deficiency. Comparison of 25[OH]D level between two main groups showed no significant differences [p= 0.65]. Also, the calcium and 25[OH]D levels had no significant differences in pa-tients with overweight [p=0.22] and insulin resistance [p=0.64]. But we also found a relationship between 25[OH]D level and metabolic syndrome [p=0.01]. Furthermore, there was a correlation between 25[OH]D and body mass index [BMI] in control group [p=0.01], while the C-reactive protein [CRP] level was predominantly higher in PCOS group [p<0.001]. Although the difference of 25[OH]D level between PCOS and healthy women is not significant, the high prevalence of 25[OH]D deficiency is a real alarm for public health care system and may influence our results