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

Authors

  • Nahar Singh Principal Specialist (Orthopaedics), S. K. Hospital, Sikar, Rajasthan, India. Author
  • Shivpal Singh Junior Specialist (Orthopaedics), S. K. Hospital, Sikar, Rajasthan, India. Author
  • Sharda Singh Senior Consultant (Anaesthesia), Sikar, Rajasthan, India. Author
  • Manish Choudhary P.G. Resident, Department of Radiology, Himalaya Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21276/pr6xmq31

Keywords:

Vitamin D deficiency, prevalence, healthy individuals

Abstract

Background: 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.

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26.03.2024

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