Asst. Prof. Dr. Sadiq Al-Shammaysawi, Associate Dean for Scientific Affairs at the College of Pharmacy, Qortuba University, published a scientific research paper entitled "The Relationship Between Vitamin D Deficiency, Obesity, and Menstrual Disorders in Women of Reproductive Age: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of NHANES Data" in the journal Natural Resources for Human Health, indexed in Scopus (Q2).
The research examined the relationship between vitamin D deficiency, obesity, and menstrual disorders in women of reproductive age (18–49 years) by analyzing data from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Results showed that vitamin D deficiency was not independently associated with chronic amenorrhea after adjusting for confounding factors, including obesity, demographic, social, and seasonal variables. The study also demonstrated an association between obesity and lower vitamin D levels, without observing an additional interactive effect between the two factors in increasing the likelihood of severe menstrual disorders covered in the study. These findings highlight the importance of comprehensively studying health and metabolic factors to understand menstrual disorders, while accounting for influencing variables when analyzing relationships between health indicators. This achievement reflects Qortuba University and the College of Pharmacy’s commitment to supporting scientific research and publishing in globally indexed academic journals.
Written by: Maryam Mithaq Najm
