@article{Tolentino-Wilson_Narvacan-Montano_2014, title={Association of 25(OH)D Serum Concentrations on Health-Related Quality of Life among Patients with Low Vitamin D}, volume={29}, url={https://www.asean-endocrinejournal.org/index.php/JAFES/article/view/116}, abstractNote={<center><strong><img src="https://asean-endocrinejournal.org/public/site/images/admin/va-30-md.jpg" alt="" width="618" height="309"></strong></center><center><img src="https://asean-endocrinejournal.org/public/site/images/admin/va-30-lay.jpg" alt="" width="618" height="309"></center><center><em>*Visual Abstracts prepared by Dr. Francis Xavier Mislang</em></center> <p><strong>Objective.</strong> To determine the association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] serum concentrations and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among patients with low vitamin D levels.</p> <p><strong>Methodology.</strong> This prospective cohort study included 76 patients (ages 18 to 59; 54 females and 22 males) who had baseline 25(OH)D below 30 ng/ml and were prescribed a Vitamin D supplement for eight weeks. HRQoL was assessed at baseline and after 8 weeks through the Functional Assessment of Non-Life Threatening Conditions (FANLTC) questionnaire.</p> <p><strong>Results.</strong> HRQoL of the participants who were Vitamin D deficient and insufficient at baseline were basically the same (p-values >0.05). After supplementation, the personal well-being and overall HRQoL of the participants who were Vitamin D sufficient were significantly higher than those who were Vitamin D deficient or insufficient (p-values < 0.05). Moreover, after supplementation, all the HRQoL subscale scores as well as the total HRQoL scores of the participants were significantly higher than their baseline HRQoL scores (p-values < 0.05).</p> <p><strong>Conclusion.</strong> The improved HRQoL scores after Vitamin D supplementation showed that there is a significant association between 25(OH)D serum concentrations and HRQoL.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies}, author={Tolentino-Wilson, Odessa and Narvacan-Montano, Carolyn}, year={2014}, month={May}, pages={54} }