Publication: Vitamin D Deficiency among Patients Presenting to Outpatient Department of Medicine of a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Date
2022
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Publisher
Nepal Medical Association
Abstract
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Introduction: Vitamin D deficiency is a global health concern with over billions of people worldwide being vitamin D deficient or insufficient. Many epidemiological studies have reported cardiovascular diseases, autoimmune diseases and neoplastic diseases to be associated with vitamin D levels. This study aims to find out the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in patients presenting to the outpatient Department of Medicine of a tertiary care center.
Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study done among 362 patients in the outpatient Department of Medicine of a tertiary care center between May, 2016 and August, 2016. Ethical Approval was taken from Institutional Review Committee (Reference number: 21082015). Convenience sampling was done. Informed consent was obtained and data were collected. Data were analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Science version 25.0. Point estimate at a 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and percentages for binary data.
Results: Out of 362 patients, vitamin D deficiency was found in 215 (59.39%) (54.33-64.45 at 95% Confidence Interval) patients.
Conclusions: The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency was found to be lower to the other studies done in in similar settings. Physicians should be aware of the growing prevalence of vitamin D deficiency.
Description
Adhyashree Karki
Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, KIST Medical College, Gwarko, Kathmandu, Nepal
Shreeju Vaidhya
Department of Nephrology, College of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal
Dipak Kunwar
Department of Psychiatry, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal
Rajyashree Kunwar
Department of HIV and STD control, Save the Children, Airport Gate Area, Kathmandu, Nepal
Keywords
Avitaminosis, Prevalence, Vitamin deficiency