Background: Increasing number of the older adultspopulation results in increasing sarcopenia, a geriatric problem that may lead to poor quality of life, susceptibility to disease, malnutrition, and even death. Muscle mass is an important sarcopenia parameter that can be measured by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA). Detection of decreased muscle mass can be done by measuring cal…
Background : Problems of vitamin D deficiency is now starting to become a concern in the world because 1 million people worldwide have vitamin D deficiency and nearly 50% have vitamin D insufficiency. Vitamin D deficiency is more common in neonates and influenced by maternal status which can increase the risk of low birth weight. The aims of this study was to determine the correlation betwe…