ArticleIndian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB2016
Current Scenario of Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Ostensibly Healthy Indian Population: A Hospital Based Retrospective Study.
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- High burden of hypovitaminosis D among the children and adolescents in South Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among the South Asian adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2021Pooled it
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- From cultural dispositions to biological dimensions: a narrative review on the synergy between oral health and vitamin D through the lens of Indian habitus.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Review
- Seasonal variation and Vitamin-D status in ostensibly healthy Indian population: An experience from a tertiary care institute.Metabolism open · 2024Article
- Assessment of Vitamin D Levels and Other Bone Related Biochemical Markers in Healthy Adults in Rural Population of Uttarakhand, India.Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB · 2023Article
- Vitamin D and eye: Current evidence and practice guidelines.Indian journal of ophthalmology · 2023Review
- Lower levels of vitamin D are associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection and mortality in the Indian population: An observational study.International immunopharmacology · 2020Observational
- Vitamin D deficiency in India.Journal of family medicine and primary careReview
- Changing Trend in Vitamin D Status from 2008 to 2016: An Experience from a Tertiary Care Institute in North India.Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolismArticle
- Bone Health in Patients with Cushing's Syndrome.Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolismArticle
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Abstract
25-hydroxy vitamin D [25(OH) vit D] deficiency is a serious public health problem, particularly in the Indian sub-continent. The objective of the present study was to study the prevalence of 25(OH) vit D in different age groups. The data of 25(OH) vit D assay of 26,346 ostensibly healthy individuals, enrolled under executive health checkup at Medanta The Medicity, Gurgaon, over a period of 3 years, were extracted from the hospital information system and reviewed extensively. 25(OH) vit D deficiency (VDD) was defined as 25(OH) vit D < 20 ng/ml, insufficiency (VDI) as 25(OH) vit D between 20 and 40 ng/ml and 25(OH) vit D sufficiency (VDS) as 25(OH) D > 40 ng/mL. 25(OH) vit D deficiency (VDD + VDI) was observed in 93 % of the subject population. Maximum number of the subjects belonged to the age group of 41-60 years. 59 % had frank 25(OH) vit D deficiency when cut off level was <20 ng/mL. Mean value of 25(OH) vit D in our subjects was 21.4 ± 14.4 ng/mL. Significant difference in 25(OH) vit D level was observed in between male and female subjects. Simultaneously 25(OH) vit D levels were significantly lower in the patient visited hospital in winter-spring season than the summer-autumn season (p > 0.001). Our study demonstrates a high prevalence of 25(OH) vit D deficiency in an ostensibly healthy Indian population. There is a need for redefining our reference ranges according to our population and extensively improving the status of vitamin D.
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