Vitamin D deficiency and visceral adipose tissue in early pregnant women

• Main Authors: Rosangela Cisneiros (Author), Juliana Segatto (Author), Eloíse Paixão (Author), Ítalo Bacellar (Author), Marcelo Lima (Author), Álvaro Pacheco (Author), João Guilherme Alves (Author), Francisco Bandeira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background We aimed to assess the correlation between vitamin D serum level and visceral fat tissue during early pregnancy. Methods This cross-sectional study was performed in Pernambuco, Brazil. 190 low risk pregnant women (8-16 gestational weeks) were eligible. Visceral adipose tissue was...