ASSOCIATION BETWEEN BLOOD VITAMIN D LEVELS AND METABOLIC SYNDROME BIOMARKERS IN POST MENOPAUSE WOMEN

Background and objectives: Vitamin D may act in several vital cellular processes, as well as biochemical and physiological disorders in obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus. This study aims evaluate the association between blood levels of vitamin D and indicators and your relation to metabolic syndrome in postmenopausal women. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was carried with postmenopausal women living the city of Rio de Janeiro - RJ. The women were interviewed between August 2013 and August 2014 (n=177 volunteers) and Clinical and demographic data were obtained by individual oral interview using a structured questionnaire. The metabolites were measured 25(OH)D3: insulin, C-reactive protein, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), estradiol, progesterone, and parathyroid hormone (PTH) glucose, triglycerides, total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol. cut off for vitamin D was 25(OH)D3 ≥ 30 ng/mL (75 nmol/L) = normal, 25(OH)D3