Clinical features of Vitamin D deficiency in children and their correlation with Vitamin D levels: A cross-sectional study in SRVS medical college, Shivpuri

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dc.contributor.authorBansal, Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorU, ARKen_US
dc.contributor.authorGhonge, S.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-27T06:43:01Z
dc.date.available2023-06-27T06:43:01Z
dc.date.issued2023-06
dc.description.abstractBackground: Vitamin D along with calcium plays an important role for the maintenance of musculoskeletal health during whole life, and it is essential to address their deficiency pediatric and adolescent population is vital. Ideally, all the children should be screened for Vitamin D deficiency because a large number of Vitamin D deficient are asymptomatic, but it is practically difficult to do Vitamin D levels in all the healthy children. Aims and Objectives: The aim of the study is screening children presenting with signs and symptoms suggestive of Vitamin D deficiency and tried to correlate the presenting clinical feature with the level of Vitamin D with the following objectives: (i) to study the level of Vitamin D (25 hydroxy Vitamin D) in apparently healthy children with clinical features indicating of Vitamin D deficiency and (ii) to correlate the specific clinical features with Vitamin D level. Materials and Methods: This study was approved by the institutional ethics committee, and informed consent was obtained by writing from the parents before starting of the study. Cross-sectional observation study conducted between November 2021 and November 2022 by convenient sampling method. Young children and adolescents of age group of 2–14 years attending OPD at SRVS Medical College Shivpuri was the study population. Results: The present study done in Shivpuri belt the prevalence deficiency of Vitamin D was found to be 52% in children. Prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency in Madhya Pradesh is high, pointing as the severe and critical public health issue. Conclusion: Vitamin D deficiency done by serum concentrations of 25 (OH) D if less values proper suggestive treatment is recommended.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pediatrics, SRVS Medical College, Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine, D.Y. Patil Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationBansal P, Sharma K, U ARK, Ghonge S. . Clinical features of Vitamin D deficiency in children and their correlation with Vitamin D levels: A cross-sectional study in SRVS medical college, Shivpuri. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 2023 Jun; 13(6): 1253-1256en_US
dc.identifier.issn2231-3206
dc.identifier.issn2320-4672
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/218102
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMrs Dipika Charan of MedScience (India) Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber6en_US
dc.relation.volume13en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.5455/njppp.2023.13.04192202323042023en_US
dc.subjectVitamin Den_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectClinical Correlationen_US
dc.subjectAdolescentsen_US
dc.titleClinical features of Vitamin D deficiency in children and their correlation with Vitamin D levels: A cross-sectional study in SRVS medical college, Shivpurien_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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