Volume : IX, Issue : IV, April - 2020

Prevalence of Hypovitaminosis D & its Association with Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain.

Dr Nazar Hussain

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Introduction: Vitamin D is frequently associated with a number of musculoskeletal disorders including chronic non-specific low back ache. However, there is limited available literature from our region on the subject. Objective: This study was conducted with an aim to study the association between Vitamin D levels and chronic low back pain of idiopathic nature. Results: There were a total of 150 patients in our study with chronic non-specific low back ache. The mean age was 43.4 years with a range of 23-76 years. There were eighty-three females in our study (55.33%) and the remaining were males (44.66%). The mean Vitamin D level was 17.83ng/ml. The levels of vitamin D were deficient (< 20ng/dL) in 72% of the females compared to 55% in males and were insufficient in 17% of females compared to 22% in males. Conclusion: Vitamin D deficiency is frequently associated with chronic non-specific low back pain and should be consid¬ered as contributing factor in people with idiopathic low back ache.

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PREVALENCE OF HYPOVITAMINOSIS D & ITS ASSOCIATION WITH CHRONIC NON-SPECIFIC LOW BACK PAIN., Dr Nazar Hussain GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-9 | Issue-4 | April-2020

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