Publication: Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency among Patients of Acute Coronary Syndrome in a Tertiary Care Center of Eastern Nepal
| creativeworkseries.issn | JNMA Print ISSN: 0028-2715; Online ISSN: 1815-672X | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nepal, Richa | |
| dc.contributor.author | Karki, Prahlad | |
| dc.contributor.author | Uraw, Surendra | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lamsal, Madhab | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-12T08:53:58Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-03-12T08:53:58Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.description | Richa Nepal Department of Internal Medicine, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal Prahlad Karki Department of Internal Medicine, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal Surendra Uraw Department of Internal Medicine, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal Madhab Lamsal Department of Biochemistry, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal | |
| dc.description.abstract | Abstract: Introduction: Vitamin D deficiency is an emerging risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Very few studies have been done to find out vitamin D deficiency status among cardiovascular patients in Nepalese setup. This research aims to find out the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among patients of acute coronary syndrome admitted in a tertiary care center of eastern Nepal. Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among patients of acute coronary syndrome admitted in a tertiary care hospital from 1st February 2018 to 31st July 2018. Ethical clearence was taken from Institutional Review Committee of B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (Reference number: 259/074/075-IRC). Convenience sampling method was used. Data was entered in Microsoft Excel and analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 25. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and proportion for binary data. Results: A total of 33 (64.7%) at 95% Confidence Interval (51.58-77.82) patients of acute coronary syndrome had vitamin D deficiency in our study with 19 (37.3%) having mild deficiency and 14 (27.4%) having moderate deficiency. None of the patients had severe vitamin D deficiency in our study. The mean vitamin D levels were lower in diabetics (23.57±9.28ng/ml) as compared to non-diabetics (31.91±12.50ng/ml), in hypertensive patients (24.36±7.67ng/ml) as compared to non-hypertensive patients (30.97±13.72ng/ml), and in patients with dyslipidemia (22.86±6.44ng/ml) as compared to those without dyslipidemia (37.68±13.15ng/ml). Conclusions: Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among patients of acute coronary syndrome in our study was comparable to various other homologous international studies. | |
| dc.identifier | https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.5166 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/5088 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Nepal Medical Association | |
| dc.subject | acute coronary syndrome | |
| dc.subject | myocardial infarction | |
| dc.subject | prevalence | |
| dc.subject | vitamin D | |
| dc.title | Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency among Patients of Acute Coronary Syndrome in a Tertiary Care Center of Eastern Nepal | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.article.type | Original Article | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 230 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 225 | |
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