Publication: Vitamin D Deficiency among Patients Visiting Outpatient Departments in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
| creativeworkseries.issn | JNMA Print ISSN: 0028-2715; Online ISSN: 1815-672X | |
| dc.contributor.author | Chand, Arun Bahadur | |
| dc.contributor.author | Singh, Samir | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bhatt, Lok Raj | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sen, Bindu | |
| dc.contributor.author | Joshi, Yadav Prasad | |
| dc.contributor.author | Joshi, Pramod | |
| dc.contributor.author | Shrestha, Lok Bahadur | |
| dc.contributor.author | Shrestha, Sailendra Kumar Duwal | |
| dc.contributor.author | Basnet, Ajaya | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-12-22T06:22:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-12-22T06:22:56Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description | Arun Bahadur Chand Department of Clinical Laboratory, KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Gwarko, Lalitpur, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3021-2886 Samir Singh Department of Clinical Laboratory, KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Gwarko, Lalitpur, Nepal Lok Raj Bhatt Department of Clinical Laboratory, KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Gwarko, Lalitpur, Nepal Bindu Sen Department of Dental, KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Gwarko, Lalitpur, Nepal Yadav Prasad Joshi Department of Public Health, Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, Soalteemode, Kathmandu, Nepal Pramod Joshi Department of Orthopaedics, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Mahaboudha, Kathmandu, Nepal Lok Bahadur Shrestha School of Medical Sciences and The Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia Sailendra Kumar Duwal Shrestha Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Services, Nepal Armed Police Force Hospital, Balambu, Kathmandu, Nepal Ajaya Basnet Department of Medical Microbiology, Shi-Gan International College of Science and Technology, Maharajganj, Kathmandu, Nepal | |
| dc.description.abstract | Abstract Introduction: Vitamin D deficiency is a global health issue affecting billions of people. Its deficiency results in abnormal homeostasis of calcium and phosphorous levels in an individual and results in reduced bone mineral density, which further makes them more prone to develop osteogenic disorders, such as fractures. The aim of this study is to find out the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among patients visiting the outpatient departments in a tertiary care centre. Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study done among 582 patients visiting outpatient departments in a tertiary care centre between January 1, 2019 and July 31, 2020. The study was approved by the Institutional Review Committee (Reference number: 076/077/17) of a tertiary care centre. A convenience sampling method was used. Patients’ demographic detail and serum vitamin D level were determined. Data were collected retrospectively from hospital records and analysis was performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software version 17.0. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency, the proportion for binary data, and mean with standard deviation for continuous data. Results: Among 582 patients enrolled in this study, 328 (56.35%) (52.32-60.38 at 95% Confidence Interval) patients were vitamin D deficient. Vitamin D deficiency was found in 238 (72.56%) females and 257 (78.35%) aged 16 to 59 years. Finally, there were 102 (31.09%) cases of vitamin D deficiency over the winter season. Conclusions: The prevalence of serum vitamin D deficiency in the current study was lower when compared to similar studies done in similar settings and similar to the prevalence from international literature. | |
| dc.identifier | https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.7299 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/3766 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Nepal Medical Association | |
| dc.subject | Deficient | |
| dc.subject | Prevalence | |
| dc.subject | Vitamin D | |
| dc.title | Vitamin D Deficiency among Patients Visiting Outpatient Departments in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.article.type | Original Article | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 359 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 356 | |
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