Current Scenario of Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Ostensibly Healthy Indian Population: A Hospital Based Retrospective Study

25-hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH) vit D) deficiency is an important 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. 25(OH) vit D assays of 26,346 ostensibly healthy individuals enrolle...

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Published in:Indian journal of clinical biochemistry 2022-05, Vol.30 (S1), p.S24
Main Authors: Raizada, Arun, Shukla, Kirtikar, Gupta, Aditi, Sharma, Shikha, Vinayak, Kamini
Format: Article
Language:English
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Alfacalcidol
Calcifediol
Vitamin D
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Summary:25-hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH) vit D) deficiency is an important 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. 25(OH) vit D assays 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 was defined as 25(OH) vit D < 20 ng/ml, insufficiency as 25(OH) vit D between 20- 40 ng/ml and 25(OH) vit D sufficiency as 25(OH) D > 40 ng/mL. 25(OH) vit D deficiency (VDD + VDI) was observed in 93% of the subject population. Most 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 0.001). Conclusion: Our study demonstrates a high prevalence of 25(OH) vit D deficiency in an ostensibly healthy Indian population. There is a need for extensive improvement in status of vitamin D in our population.
ISSN:0970-1915