Study of levels of 25 hydroxycholecalciferol (25(OH)D3) In patients of Knee Osteoarthritis in a tertiary care hospital in northern India.

Dr.Roopali Mahajan; Dr.Annil Mahajan; Dr Shahbaz Khan

Volume : IX, Issue : VII, July - 2019

Study of levels of 25 hydroxycholecalciferol (25(OH)D3) In patients of Knee Osteoarthritis in a tertiary care hospital in northern India.

Dr. Roopali Mahajan, Dr. Annil Mahajan, Dr Shahbaz Khan

Abstract :

Background : Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis. Its high prevalence especially in elderly, and the high rate of disability related to disease make it leading cause of disability in elderly .There is increasing evidence that a low vitamin D status may be important factor in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis. It has been shown that vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency are global problems involving many countries and different age groups. Materials and methods: The present tertiary care hospital based study was conducted from November 2016 to October 2017 in the department of Medicine and department of Orthopaedics, Government Medical College and associated hospital, Jammu. Results: Only 3.33% of cases were vitamin D sufficient in comparison to 43.33% in control population, whereas 86% of cases were either vitamin D insufficient or vitamin D deficient in comparison to 53.3%of control population thereby suggesting a highly significant correlation between vitamin D insufficiency/ deficiency and osteoarthritis