نقص الكالسيوم و علاقته ببعض المتغيرات الكيموحيوية للنساء الحوامل في مدينة سامراء

Abstract EN

The aim of this study is to evaluate calcium deficiency and its relationship to some biochemical variables during the three stages of pregnancy for some pregnant women in the city of Samarra.

Blood samples are collected from (66) pregnant women who were diagnosed by specialized doctors.

Their ages ranged between (18-40) years, from the Samarra General Hospital and outpatient clinics, and (24) healthy women of similar ages.

The level of calcium, vitamin D, parathyroid hormone, alkaline phosphatase, phosphorous and albumin were measured.

The results show a high level of vitamin D and Parathyroid Hormone (PTH), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and albumin in pregnant women compared to the control group, while calcium decreased compared to the control group.

Where the thyroid hormone PTH and albumin are more low in the first period of pregnancy, while calcium and phosphorus are lower in the third period of pregnancy, while ALP was lower in the second period of pregnancy, while vitamin D is significantly lower in the third trimester of pregnancy, as the results showed that the correlation between calcium and PTH is a negative relationship, while the relationship between calcium, vitamin D, albumin, and phosphorus is poorly positive, and the relationship between calcium and ALP is weak positive relationship.

From this, we can conclude that there is a relationship between the low level of calcium and pregnancy and therefore can be considered as indicators of an increased risk of osteoporosis in women.