The pelvic floor muscles are thought to be affected by vitamin d nutrition status.
Vitamin d and pelvic floor disorders.
The prevalence of demographic factors pelvic floor disorders and vitamin d levels were determined accounting for the multi stage sampling design.
It seems that vitamin d can improve pelvic muscle strength and reduce pelvic floor disorders including incontinence.
Higher levels of vitamin d linked to lower risk of pelvic floor disorders.
They considered vitamin d levels lower than 30 ng ml to be a deficiency.
One or more pelvic floor disorders were reported by 23 of the women and average vitamin d levels were significantly lower among those with at least one pelvic floor disorder or incontinence.
Vitamin d urinary incontinence association was stronger in older women indicating a 45 reduction in risk of urinary incontinence with vitamin d.
A random effect model was used due to the heterogeneity among included studies i 2 96 4 p 0 001.
Here is an article from medscape.
The results showed that average levels of vitamin d for women with at least one pelvic floor disorder were significantly lower.
There was a 6 decrease in pelvic floor disorders with every 5ng ml increase in vitamin d levels.
The relationship between vitamin d status and pelvic floor disorder.
Pelvic floor disorders have been linked to low levels of vitamin d.
The prevalence of demographic factors pelvic floor disorders and vitamin d levels were determined accounting for the multi stage sampling design.
This article reviews several studies including small case and observational that show an association between insufficient vitamin d and pelvic floor disorder.
3 age and weight were also found to be risk factors contributing to pelvic floor disorders.
Risk factors for pelvic floor disorders such as age body mass index and parity have been well established nygaard et al.
Urinary incontinence is the most common pelvic floor disorder with a prevalence of up to 67 in parous women wesnes et al.
Odds ratios or and 95 confidence intervals ci were calculated to evaluate associations between vitamin d levels and pelvic.
Twenty three percent of women reported suffering from one or more pelvic floor disorders.
Seven studies assessed the association between vitamin d levels and pfd among women.