A STUDY ON THE PREVALENCE OF VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTION IN TYPE 2 DIABETES PATIENTS AT A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE IN TIRUCHIRAPPALLI

S.N. Sheik Umar Sahith; Jothi Nedunchezhian; Soundarya Nedunchezhiyan

Volume : V, Issue : V, May - 2015

A STUDY ON THE PREVALENCE OF VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTION IN TYPE 2 DIABETES PATIENTS AT A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE IN TIRUCHIRAPPALLI

S. N. Sheik Umar Sahith, Jothi Nedunchezhian, Soundarya Nedunchezhiyan

Abstract :

Diabetes mellitus is the common endocrine disorder in developed and in developing countries like India. It has been hypothesized that insufficient Vitamin–D (25–hydroxy vitamin D) levels and urinary tract infections (UTIs) are most common and may contribute to pathogenesis of diabetes. The aim of the present study is to assess the prevalence of Vitamin–D deficiency and UTIs in type 2 diabetics. Serum Vitamin–D levels is analysed using ELISA kit and uropathogens (viz., E.coli, Enerobactericeae, Staphylococcus saprophyticus, and Enterococci) are isolated and identified from urine samples using standard micorbiological techniques. The results showed significant Vitamin–D deficiency and UTI occurrence to be highly prevalent in diabetic women than in men and the high prevalence in the age group of 35–55 years.