Original Research Article
Year: 2022 | Month: September | Volume: 12 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 184-189
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20220925
An Analysis on Vitamin D Status of Patients Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in Southern India - An Overview
Kammineni Anjaneyulu1, Naga Srilatha Bathala2
1Department of General Medicine, Consultant Neurophysician, FIMS, Kadapa, Kammineni Neurocare Kadapa. Andhra Pradesh; India
2Department of Microbiology, Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India
Corresponding Author: Naga Srilatha Bathala
ABSTRACT
Introduction: The prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency is reported worldwide, both in sunshine deficient and sunshine sufficient countries. Vitamin D deficiency association with metabolic, autoimmune and infectious comorbidities has been extensively studied. The best indicator of human body’s vitamin D status is the concentration of serum 25(OH) D.
Aims and objectives: 1. To know the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency. 2. To know Vitamin D levels among different age groups.
Materials and methods: The study center is located at latitude of 14° 47' N longitude of 78° 80' E. This hospital based study was undertaken in the month of July 2022. Vitamin D levels of 436 patients, who attended medical outpatient department, FIMS, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh for a period of 6 months from January 2022 to June 2022 were collected and entered in an excel sheet and the data was analyzed.
Results: Among the total 436 patients 162 were males and 274 were females. Mean age and serum 25(OH) D of male patients was 42.98 years and 56.74 nmol/L where as in females these were 40.67 years and 47.84 nmol/L respectively. In both genders the mean age of deficient patients was around 32 years. Among 436 patients 44.49% were 25(OH) D deficient; 39.91% were insufficient and only 15.6% were having normal serum levels of 25(OH) D. Around 50% of deficient patients belong to age group of 21-40 years.
Conclusions: Though India is located in area getting abundant sunshine, the individuals with normal level of Vitamin D levels were very less when compare to deficient and insufficient patients. The most common age group with deficiency were between 21-40 years. Females were more deficient and insufficient levels of Vitamin D.
Key words: [Vitamin D, deficiency, insufficiency]