Vitamin D Deficiency in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Jammu Region

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dc.contributor.authorSabharwal, Rachnaen_US
dc.contributor.authorMahajan, Pallavien_US
dc.contributor.authorMahajan, Animeshen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-16T09:00:58Z
dc.date.available2020-10-16T09:00:58Z
dc.date.issued2020-10
dc.description.abstractPurpose: The present study was undertaken to estimate the serum vitamin D levels in type 2 diabetic patientsand compare it with normal healthy individuals. Material and Methods: The study was conducted in thedepartment of Biochemistry, Government Medical College, Jammu. 50 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitusdiagnosed on the basis of raised serum glucose levels and 50 healthy adults in the age group of 40 years andabove were selected irrespective of their sex. Serum sample was taken for the estimation of serum glucoselevels and the vitamin D levels in both the groups. Results: The mean levels of vitamin D in diabetic maleswere 24.27 ng/dl which was much less as compared to normal healthy males in whom the levels were 34.11ng/dl, and the difference was statistically significant (P=0.0042). Similarly, the levels of vitamin D in diabeticfemales were 19.56 ng/dl which was very low, as compared to the healthy females, and the p-value was alsostatistically significant (0.0041). Conclusion: It was observed, that the type 2 diabetic patients had significantlylower vitamin D levels irrespective of their gender.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Biochemistry, Govt. Medical College, Jammu (J&K) - Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationSabharwal Rachna, Mahajan Pallavi, Mahajan Animesh. Vitamin D Deficiency in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Jammu Region. JK Science Journal of Medical Education and Research. 2020 Oct; 2020 Oct: 129-132en_US
dc.identifier.issn0972-1177
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/211028
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherJK Scienceen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber3en_US
dc.relation.volume22en_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.jkscience.org/archives/volume223/6-%20Original%20Article.pdfen_US
dc.subjectDiabetes mellitusen_US
dc.subjectVitamin D deficiencyen_US
dc.subjectSunlight exposureen_US
dc.titleVitamin D Deficiency in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Jammu Regionen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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