Vitamin D deficiency among healthy Egyptian females.

Background: Vitamin D deficiency is becoming endemic in many parts of the world.

Aim: To study vitamin D status in Egyptian females of different age groups.

Subjects And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 404 females, who were categorized into group 1 (51 nursing females); group 2 (50 pregnant females); group 3 (208 females of childbearing age); group 4 (38 elderly females); and group 5 (57 geriatric females).