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Poor Muslim Women. Take the burka off, lose your head, keep the burka on, lose your health. Here's one of several studies on the medical consequences of the slammies insistence on bagging their women

High bone turnover in Muslim women with vitamin D deficiency

Objective: To measure bone turnover in Muslim women with vitamin D deficiency.

Design: A cross-sectional study of a random sample of Muslim women aged 20–65 years, evaluated over a 6-month period from November 1999 to April 2000. Tested were 146 women living in an urban community in south-western Sydney with adequate opportunities for sun exposure.

Main outcome measures: Bone turnover and vitamin D status

Results: There were 81 (68.1%) women with serum 25OHD levels < 30 nmol/L (defined as "severe" vitamin D deficiency). Fifty-five (46.2%) women had evidence of high bone turnover (urinary DPYD excretion > 6.5 nmol/mmol creatinine). No significant differences were seen in their ages, menopausal status or serum calcium and phosphate measurements.The risk of developing high bone turnover was significantly greater in the women with "severe" vitamin D deficiency

Conclusion: High bone turnover and severe vitamin D deficiency occurs in veiled Muslim women with vitamin D deficiency.