Background: Vitamin D deficiency is a common condition that occurs in children with beta thalassemia with a multifactorial aetiology. Excess iron in the liver, skin, parathyroid, and endocrine organs (pituitary) is studied as a cause of vitamin D deficiency in beta thalassemia pa...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i121333
Aims: To explore the association between vitamin D status and anthropometric and bioimpedance parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes and non-diabetic controls’. Study Design: This is a case-control study involving 64 T2DM patients and 56 non-diabetics. Place and Duration of...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i61240
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a progressive liver disease characterized by inflammation and accumulation of fat in the liver, often associated with obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome leading to fibrosis and ultimately cirrhosis of the liver. The literature search...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i101100
Lana Lekić, Ervin Alibegović, Jasna Rahimić, Bojan Pavlović, Ana Pavlović, Aida Hamzić-Mehmedbašić, Aldijana Mahmutović Milićević, Nehra Mosorović, Emil Mujkić, Asja Šarić & Dino Alibegović·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2024
This study examines the correlation between vitamin D levels and the severity of symptoms and quality of life in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). A total of 125 participants were categorized based on their prostate symptoms (mild, moderate, and severe) and vitami...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i81064
Background: Despite the numerous functions of vitamin D, there are still billions of people worldwidewho have vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency, and the highest prevalence is in the Middle East, mostly females. Aim of The Study: This study aimed to assess the knowledge and be...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i230182
Background: Vitamin D deficiency is greater than expected all over the world and it is linked to many health and disease conditions. Aim of the Work: Our work aimed to study the relation between serum level of vitamin D 25( OH ) and lipid parameters. Patients and Methods: This st...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/36086
Poor vitamin D status is frequently linked with nearly all elements of the metabolic syndrome. There is insufficient evidence of beneficial effect to recommend vitamin D supplementation as a means of improving insulin resistance. The aim of this study was to determine the relatio...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/36087