A Hospital Based Study on Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Healthy Population

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dc.contributor.authorSingh, Naharen_US
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Shivpalen_US
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Shardaen_US
dc.contributor.authorChoudhary, Manishen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-16T07:27:35Z
dc.date.available2019-11-16T07:27:35Z
dc.date.issued2018-10
dc.description.abstractBackground: Vitamin D deficiency is pandemic, yet it is the most under-diagnosed and under-treated nutritional decency in the world. It is a serious public health problem, particularly in the Indian sub- continent. This study was done to evaluate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in apparently healthy individuals. Methods: The data of 25-hydroxy(OH) vitamin D assay of 540 healthy individuals, enrolled under executive health checkup at orthopedics ward of S.K. Hospital SIKAR over a period of two years, were extracted from the hospital information system and was reviewed. 25(OH) vitamin D deficiency was defined as 25(OH) vitamin D< 20 ng/ml, insufficiency as 25(OH) vitamin D between 20 and 29 ng/ml and 25(OH) vitamin D sufficiency (VDS) as 30-100 ng/ml, Potential toxicity>100 ng/ml. Results: A total of 540 healthy individuals were included in this study. There were 300 females and 240 males.365 healthy adults were found to be Vitamin D deficient. Prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency was found to be 67.5%. 225 females and 140 males were found to be Vitamin D deficiency, prevalence being 75% in female and 58.3% in male. Conclusion: Our study demonstrates a high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in apparently healthy individuals.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsPrincipal Specialist (Orthopaedics), S. K. Hospital, Sikar, Rajasthan, India.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsJunior Specialist (Orthopaedics), S. K. Hospital, Sikar, Rajasthan, India.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsSenior Consultant (Anaesthesia), Sikar, Rajasthan, India.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsP.G. Resident, Department of Radiology, Himalaya Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSingh Nahar, Singh Shivpal, Singh Sharda, Choudhary Manish. A Hospital Based Study on Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Healthy Population. International Archives of BioMedical and Clinical Research. 2018 Oct-Dec; 4(4): 3-4en_US
dc.identifier.issn2454-9894
dc.identifier.issn2454-9886
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/184509
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherIbn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine & Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber4en_US
dc.relation.volume4en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.21276/iabcr.2018.4.4.02en_US
dc.subjectVitamin D deficiencyen_US
dc.subjectprevalenceen_US
dc.subjecthealthy individuals.en_US
dc.titleA Hospital Based Study on Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Healthy Populationen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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