Evaluation of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels in Central Anatolia, Turkey

• Published in: BioMed research international 2018-01, Vol.2018 (2018), p.1-5
• Main Authors: Kethuda, Tugba, Mercan, Seher, Cihan, Fatma Gökşin, Solak, Ibrahim, Eryılmaz, Mehmet Ali
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: 25-Hydroxyvitamin D; Adolescent; Adult; Age; Aged; Biochemistry; Calcifediol; Child; Child, Preschool; Children; Decision making; Endocrinology; Female; Hospitals; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Laboratories; Male; Metabolism; Middle Aged; Pandemics; Retrospective Studies; Skin; Studies; Toxicity; Turkey - epidemiology; Vitamin D; Vitamin D - analogs & derivatives; Vitamin D - blood; Vitamin D Deficiency - epidemiology; Vitamin deficiency; Womens health; Young Adult
• ISSN: 2314-6133; 2314-6141
• DOI: 10.1155/2018/4076548

Background/Aim. The aim of this study is to evaluate serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels measured within one year at an Education and Research Hospital in Turkey to identify vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency (which is very commonly seen in the society) and to provide a current approach to treatment management. Materials and Methods. This retrospective descriptive study was carried out by examining the data relating to 35,667 individuals. Results. Of the individuals participating in the study, 94.47% had a serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level less than 30 ng/ml, 76.25% had a serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level less than 20 ng/ml, and 32.20% had a serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level less than 10 ng/ml. The mean serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level of all individuals included in the study was 15.2±8.8 ng/ml. The mean serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level was 14.5±8.8 ng/ml among women and 18.1±8.4 ng/ml among men, respectively (p