Volume : VIII, Issue : II, February - 2018

Vitamin D and its Deficiency in Indian Population : Retrospective Study

Dr Gaurav Pawar, Dr Vaishali Bhatt

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Vitamin D plays an important role in immune system and reproduction. Ultraviolet light exposure of the skin converts naturally occurring 7– dehydrochelesterol to cholecalciferol or VitaminD3. It is a Vitamin for those who are mostly indoors, especially in Northern latitudes, and covering their skin ,blocking sunlight. Vitamin D exerts its genomic effects through a nuclear gene transcription factor, the vitamin D receptor (VDR), while its biologically active form plays vital role at tissue level.

Patients/Materials and Methods: The study was carried out on 458 both Male and Female patients ranging from 9 to 85 years. Patients Age, Sex and 25–hydroxy VitaminD level were collected from Laboratory Information System ( LIS ). To our best knowledge we have focused on population based in our nearby areas.

Result– Present study record shows In age group <20 years (2.34%) individuals had Vitamin D deficiency , Insufficient subjects (2.59%) and only (1.21%) had Vitamin D Sufficient level .In age group 20.1–40 years (42.47%)  with deficiency ,(27.27%) with Insufficiency, (24.39%) with sufficient Vitamin D level, followed by above 60 years subjects (18.72%) had deficiency and (23.7%) had Insufficiency and (18.29%) with sufficient Vitamin D level.

Conclusion– Present study shows that Vitamin D deficiency is present in healthy individuals living in India irrespective of the Sunlight Exposure and dietary Habits.

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Dr Gaurav Pawar, Dr Vaishali Bhatt, Vitamin D and its Deficiency in Indian Population : Retrospective Study, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-2 | February-2018


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