Vitamin D Status Among the Elderly Persons of South Rajasthan – A Prospective Observational Study

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dc.contributor.authorSharma, K Ren_US
dc.contributor.authorSingh, Ram Kumaren_US
dc.contributor.authorLaddha, Abhisheken_US
dc.contributor.authorPurohit, Chitraen_US
dc.contributor.authorBolya, Y Ken_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-16T07:27:19Z
dc.date.available2019-11-16T07:27:19Z
dc.date.issued2017-10
dc.description.abstractBackground: Vitamin D a fat soluble unique micronutrient. Deficiency of vitamin D is widely prevalent in Indian Subcontinent despite wide exposure to sunlight round the year. Vitamin D is considered to be most under evaluated and under treated micronutrient round the world. Elderly persons are more prone to develop Vitamin D deficiency because of risk factors. Methods: This study was done to study the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in healthy adults for southern Rajasthan and its correlation with gender, dietary habits and habitat (urban or rural residence).We evaluated apparently healthy adults of age more than 50 years presenting to hospital for routine evaluation or as accompanying person with patient between January to July 2015.The serum -25 OH CHOLECALCIFEROL (D2+D3) levels were estimated in all the subjects by COBAS e411 (Hitachi, Roche). Results: The study (Males 121, Females 83), aged 50 – 82 years shows normal level (20-32 nag/ml) in only 26% (53), while 74% (151) had <20ng/ml.  Women were more deficient (64%) than males (36%); vegetarians more [93% (140)] than non-vegetarians [7% (11)]; urban more 90% (51/56) than rural 69% (100/148). All those who received supplementation improved clinically and bio chemically. Conclusions: Despite abundant sunshine Vitamin D deficiency prevalence is very high among females, vegetarians and urban subjects, for which presumably conventional female over clothing, strict vegetarianism and urban crowdedness are responsible. Supplementation normalizes Vitamin D deficiency. Therefore, proper food fortification in healthy looking and diseased elderly persons is advised.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Pacific Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssociate Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, Pacific Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Section Urology and IVF, Pacific Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssociate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Pacific Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor & Head, Department of Medicine, Pacific Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSharma K R, Singh Ram Kumar, Laddha Abhishek, Purohit Chitra, Bolya Y K. Vitamin D Status Among the Elderly Persons of South Rajasthan – A Prospective Observational Study. International Archives of BioMedical and Clinical Research. 2017 Oct-Dec; 3(4): 5-7en_US
dc.identifier.issn2454-9894
dc.identifier.issn2454-9886
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/184481
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherIbn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine & Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber4en_US
dc.relation.volume3en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.21276/iabcr.2017.3.4.02en_US
dc.subjectVitamin D Deficiencyen_US
dc.subject25-Hydroxy Vitamin Den_US
dc.subjectLife Style Disordersen_US
dc.titleVitamin D Status Among the Elderly Persons of South Rajasthan – A Prospective Observational Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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