ArticleIranian journal of medical sciences2019
Evaluation of Serum Vitamin D Levels in Diabetic Foot Infections: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Tertiary Care Center in South India.
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- Micronutrient status of patients with diabetic foot: A systematic review.Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- The correlation between serum vitamin D status and the occurrence of diabetic foot ulcers: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2024Pooled it
- The association between micronutrient levels and diabetic foot ulcer: A systematic review with meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Pooled it
- The Multi-Dimensional Role of Vitamin D in the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Translation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and vitamin D receptor in diabetic foot ulcer and factor associated with diabetic foot ulcers.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2023Article
- Association between vitamin D status and diabetic foot in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Journal of diabetes investigation · 2022Article
- A Retrospective Analysis of the Relationship Between 25-OH-Vitamin D and Diabetic Foot Ulcer.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe impact of diabetic foot infections is enormous in India. Studies on vitamin D levels in diabetes mellitus foot infections are scarce. The primary objective of the present study was to compare the serum vitamin D level between diabetics with foot infections and those without foot infections and the secondary objective was to assess the association between the vitamin D level and the severity of foot infections and outcomes.
methodsThe study included 176 type 2 diabetics who attended Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India, between September 2012 and June 2014. The serum vitamin D level was measured for 88 diabetics with foot infections (Group 1) and 88 without foot infections (Group 2) using the ELISA 25OH vitamin D DIAsource kit (DIAsource ImmunoAssays S.A., Belgium) and compared. Both groups were followed up for 6 months for outcomes. The qualitative variables were analyzed using the χ2 test and the quantitative variables using the Student
resultsThe mean serum vitamin D level was not significantly different between the two groups (P=0.306). Among the patients in Group 1 who either required amputations or died, 97.44% had subnormal vitamin D levels in contrast to 59.18% in those who were grafted or achieved wound healing (P=0.001). Among those who achieved wound healing within 6 months, 78.9% had normal vitamin D levels (P=0.0006).
conclusionThe study found no significant difference in the serum level of vitamin D between diabetics with and without foot infections. However, vitamin D deficiency was associated with a poor outcome in diabetics with foot infections.
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