Author/Authors :
Sobhani, Zahra Laparoscopy research center - Shiraz University of medical sciences, Shiraz, Iran. , Amini, Masood Department of surgery, School of medicine - Laparoscopy research center - Shiraz university of medical sciences ,Shiraz ,Iran , Hashemi, Sara Burn and wound healing research center - Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran , Vafa, Leila Obesity Prevention and Treatment Research Center - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran , Moeinvaziri, Nader Department of surgery, School of medicine - Laparoscopy research center - Shiraz university of medical sciences ,Shiraz ,Iran , Haghighat, Neda Laparoscopy research center - Shiraz University of medical sciences, Shiraz, Iran. , Hosseini, Babak Department of surgery, School of medicine - Laparoscopy research center - Shiraz university of medical sciences ,Shiraz ,Iran , Zare, Afshin Laparoscopy research center - Shiraz University of medical sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Abstract :
Background: Patients who undergo sleeve gastrectomy are at risk for micronutrient deficiencies. The aim of this study was to investigate the changes of serum 25OH-vitaminD level in obese patients after sleeve gastrectomy.
Methods: This retrospective study consisted of 952 patients (682 female and 272 male) who underwent bariatric surgery by a surgical team in Shiraz Mother and Child Hospital. Serum levels of 25OH-vitaminD before and three months after the surgery was evaluated. Results: the results indicated that the mean of serum 25OH-vitaminD level in women ranged from 15.65±1.2 to 24.6±1.98 (P value=0.05) and in men from 15.65±1.2 to 26.72±2.33 (P value=0.02).
Conclusions: Our findings shows that bariatric surgery contributed to improve vitamin D deficiency after 3 months in obese patients undergoing sleeve gastrectomy, which indicate that good follow-up after surgery, can lead to improving the level vitamin D serum.
