IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-8-4-18956 Original Research Paper CORRELATION BETWEEN 25–HYDROXYVITAMIN D AND SEVERITY OF PARKINSON‘S DISEASE Ghanshyam Sharma Dr. Dr Brajendra Kumar Dr. April 2019 8 4 01 02 ABSTRACT

The present study is aimed to determine the associations of circulating 25–hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) levels with the severity of PD. In 109 patients, the severity of PD was evaluated by using Hoehn & Yahr (HR) stages and Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Stage (UPDRS) Part III compared with 25OHD level in a double–blind and cross–sectional study. Mean ± SD levels of 25OHD were 28.5 ± 1.4 and 27.1 ± 1.5, for males and females, respectively. Also, 38.4% of the patients showed deficiency levels of 25OHD (<20 ng/mL), and 72.8% had insufficient levels (<30 ng/mL). High prevalence of 25OHD insufficiency in subjects with early disease was not associated with HR stage and UPDRS scores even after multivariate adjustment for possible confounders including disease duration. These findings are consistent with the possibility that vitamin D status does not seem to deteriorate during the early disease stages of PD.