The Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Iran: A Literature Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. 1015-1027
Author(s):  
Mohammad Bagherniya ◽  
Zahra Khorasanchi ◽  
Mina S. Bidokhti ◽  
Gordon A. Ferns ◽  
Mitra Rezaei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Vitamin D Deficiency ◽  
Medical Condition ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Vitamin D Levels ◽  
High Prevalence

Background: Vitamin D deficiency is a common medical condition worldwide. In Iran, it has been reported that between 30-90% of people have vitamin D deficiency. However, its distribution in different parts of the country and among different age and regional groups is unclear. Therefore, the aim of this study was to review the recent literature on vitamin D deficiency in Iran. Methods: The literature review was performed using Web of Science, PubMed-Medline, Scopus and Scientific Information Database (SID) with a cut-off date of November 2016 to identify articles on vitamin D status in Iran published in the last 10 years. Studies in English and Persian that reported vitamin D levels in male and female subjects of all age groups and in healthy populations were included. Results: From 325 studies that were initially retrieved, 82 articles met the inclusion criteria. A high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency was reported, and in some regions, this was reported as >90% and was found in all age groups and in all regions of Iran. Conclusion: This review highlights the very high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Iran. It will be important to recognize the importance of vitamin D deficiency as a major public health problem in Iran.

scholarly journals A study on vitamin D status among orthopaedic patients

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 286
Author(s):  
Srinivasalu Santhanagopal ◽  
Matthew Sebastian ◽  
Madan Mohan Muniswamy ◽  
Anoop Pilar
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Vitamin D Deficiency ◽  
Indian Population ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Hypovitaminosis D ◽  
Vitamin D Status ◽  
Orthopaedic Patients ◽  
Vitamin D Levels ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Calcium Phosphorus

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> There is an alarmingly high prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in orthopaedic patients, regardless of whether or not, they require surgical intervention. Vitamin D plays an essential role in bone formation, maintenance, and remodelling, as well as muscle function and deficiency could affect adversely in multiple ways. Many reports recently demonstrated high rates of vitamin D deficiency, in numerous segments of Indian population, but there is no study reported so far from India, which focuses specifically on vitamin D status in orthopaedic patients.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> It is a descriptive study to<strong> </strong>estimate vitamin D levels in patients scheduled to undergo orthopaedic surgery. Vitamin D, calcium, phosphorus and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels in 310 patients, who were admitted at our institution, from December 2015 to August 2017 were measured.<strong></strong></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> Out of 310 patients included in our study, 189 (61%) were males and 121 (39%) females. Vitamin D deficiency (&lt;20 ng/ml) was present in 232 patients, insufficiency (&lt;30 ng/ml) was present in 63 patients and only 15 patients had desirable levels (&gt;30 ng/ml). Patients younger than 60 years and males had more prevalence of Vitamin D abnormality. 168 (72.4%) of the patients, with deficiency presented in winter, compared to 64 (27.6%) in summer.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Statistically significant vitamin D deficiency was seen during winter months, in patients undergoing hip hemiarthroplasty, and in patients admitted for degenerative disease of the spine, hip and knee. Screening and treating hypovitaminosis D appears to be important in orthopaedic patients as vitamin D deficiency is prevalent across all age groups in the population studied.</p>

scholarly journals Vitamin D deficiency among the patients attending B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences: a cross sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 257
Author(s):  
Rajendra K. Chaudhari ◽  
Cosmica Shah ◽  
Ananya Raman ◽  
Dikshya Yadav ◽  
Basanta Gelal
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Vitamin D Deficiency ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Serum Vitamin ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Serum Vitamin D ◽  
Vitamin D Levels

<p><strong>Background:</strong> Vitamin D deficiency has become a public health problem worldwide regardless to geography. Vitamin D deficiency leads to osteoporosis and also associated with metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular diseases, obesity, diabetes and autoimmune disorders. Early detection of vitamin D level in blood followed by supplementation can prevent various chronic diseases. There are limited studies of vitamin D deficiency from eastern Nepal therefore we planned to assess the prevalence of vitamin D in different age groups and gender among patients visiting at BPKIHS.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> This descriptive cross-sectional study was done among the patients attending Immunoassay laboratory of the BPKIHS. Based on purposive sampling technique, data of first visit of patients were taken who came for investigation of vitamin D from January to March, 2019. Serum 25 (OH) vitamin D levels were measured by CLIA method using Maglumi 2000 (Snibe Co. Ltd, Shenzhen, China).</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> A total of 2399 (73.81%) female and 851 (26.19%) males were enrolled in the study among which 66 (2.03%), 133 (4.09%) and 3051 (93.88%) were children, adolescent and adult respectively. This study revealed 61.2%, 27.6% and 11.2% patients having deficient, insufficient and sufficient level of serum vitamin D respectively. Significantly, highest percentages of adolescents were found vitamin D deficient compared to adults and children. Adolescents have shown significantly low median levels of vitamin D (p&lt;0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency is higher in patients visiting BPKIHS. Comparatively higher percentage of vitamin D deficiency and low vitamin D levels are reported among adolescents compared to children and adult.</p>

scholarly journals THE PREVALENCE AND DETERMINANT FACTORS OF LOW VITAMIN D LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH PAINFUL DIABETIC NEUROPATHY

2021 ◽  
pp. 116-120
Author(s):  
RIZALDY TASLIM PINZON ◽  
ANDRYAWAN WAHYU PRADANA ◽  
ANGELA
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Vitamin D ◽  
Diabetic Neuropathy ◽  
Vitamin D Deficiency ◽  
Microvascular Complications ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Painful Diabetic Neuropathy ◽  
Determinant Factors ◽  
Vitamin D Levels ◽  
High Prevalence

Objective: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a major public health problem. Diabetic neuropathy is one of the major diabetes microvascular complications. The previous study suggests that Vitamin D deficiency plays an important role in the development and progression of diabetes and the data in Indonesia are very limited. This study aims to measure the prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency and its determinant factors in patients with painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN). Methods: This study is a cross-sectional study. The data were obtained from 53 subjects with diabetic peripheral neuropathy. A pre-designed questionnaire was used to collect data on the patient’s age, gender, duration of diabetes, comorbidities, any diabetic complications, and current treatment for diabetes mellitus. The Vitamin D levels were measured by a standardized method in the Prodia Research Laboratory. Results: Study findings showed that from 53 study subjects, most of them were female (79.2%). The mean age of subjects was 57.83±8.79 years. We found a high prevalence of low Vitamin D levels in the Indonesian population as many as 98.11% and only 1.9% has sufficiency Vitamin D levels. Gender (p=0.028), hypertension (p=0.027), and controlled complications (p=0.005) were significantly associated with Vitamin D levels. Conclusion: All patients with PDN in this study had a high prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency. This high prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency also has been reported worldwide. Physician should be aware and continue to treat patients with Vitamin D deficiency.

scholarly journals Severe hypovitaminosis D in pregnant refugees arriving in Europe: neonatal outcomes and importance of prenatal intervention

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Liori ◽  
Damaskini Polychroni ◽  
Georgios K Markantes ◽  
Maria Stamou ◽  
Sarantis Livadas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Vitamin D Deficiency ◽  
Hypovitaminosis D ◽  
Neonatal Health ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Effective Interventions ◽  
Vitamin D Levels ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Prenatal Intervention

Adequate vitamin D levels are particularly important in pregnant women for both the maternal and neonatal health. Prior studies have shown a significantly high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) among refugees. However, no study has addressed the prevalence of VDD in pregnant refugees and its effects on neonatal health. In this study, we examined the prevalence of VDD in refugee pregnant women living in Greece and compared our results with Greek pregnant inhabitants. Vitamin D deficiency was frequent in both groups but was significantly more common in refugees (92.2% vs 67.3% of Greek women, p=0.003) with 70.6% of refugees having severe hypovitaminosis D (<10 ng/ml). As a result, most newborns had Vitamin D deficiency, which affected refugee newborns to a greater extent. Our results suggest a need to screen newcomer children and pregnant women for vitamin D deficiency in all host countries around the world. Such a screen will appropriately guide early and effective interventions with the goal to prevent adverse neonatal and maternal outcomes.

scholarly journals Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in antenatal women

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 2302
Author(s):  
Anu Bala Chandel ◽  
Rita Mittal ◽  
Anoop Sharma ◽  
Shivika Mittal ◽  
Poonam Samyal
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Vitamin D Deficiency ◽  
Lung Development ◽  
Immune Modulation ◽  
Preterm Labour ◽  
Obstetrics And Gynaecology ◽  
Vitamin D Levels ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Sufficient Vitamin ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Vitamin D has an increasingly recognised repertoire of non-classical actions, such as promoting insulin action and secretion, immune modulation and lung development. It therefore has the potential to influence many factors in the developing fetus. Several studies reported the relationship between maternal vitamin D deficiency and adverse maternal and fetal outcomes including gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, preterm labour, low birth weight and increased rate of caesarean section. The present study was undertaken to study the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in antenatal women of Shimla, India.Methods: The study was conducted in the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Kamla Nehru Hospital, Shimla, India over a period of 12 months. Six hundred women were included in the study.Results: Out of 600 subjects, 568 (94.67%) subjects had vitamin D deficiency and only 32 (5.33%) subjects had sufficient vitamin D levels. Vitamin D deficiency was more common in the vegetarians, dark skinned subjects and in those who were taking vitamin D supplements.Conclusions: It is concluded from this study that there is high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in antenatal women of Shimla, India.

scholarly journals Vitamin D Levels of Out-Patients in Lithuania: Deficiency and Hypervitaminosis

Medicina ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrius Bleizgys ◽  
Jevgenij Kurovskij
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Vitamin D Deficiency ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Vitamin D Status ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hydroxyvitamin D ◽  
Vitamin D Levels ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Almost All

Aim: Data on the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Lithuania are scarce. The aim was to assess the reserves of vitamin D in different age groups of out-patients, regarding the season of the year. Methods: Data on serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels from blood tests made in 2012–2014 were obtained from one laboratory, and a retrospective cross-sectional analysis was performed. Results: A total of 9581 subjects were included. The mean age of the participants was 33 ± 23 years. The mean levels of vitamin D were higher in males than in females (p < 0.001). The highest mean 25(OH)D levels were in 0–9-year-old group, the lowest were in the 10–19-year-old group and in the group of participants that were 70 years and older (p < 0.001). The lowest vitamin D status was found in January, February, March, and April. The highest status was found in August and September. Overall, vitamin D deficiency, sufficiency, and hypervitaminosis were detected in 67%, 21%, and 12% of cases, respectively. Most cases with hypervitaminosis were in the group of children up to 2 years of age. Conclusion: Vitamin D status demonstrated clear seasonality. Significant sex-related differences of vitamin D statuses were also determined. Vitamin D deficiency was very prevalent in almost all age groups. Young children (aged up to 2 years) are of special interest for further research involving other types of 25(OH)D assays, such as those based on high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), since the real prevalence of “true” vitamin D hypervitaminosis in Lithuania’s children is still to be determined.

scholarly journals High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in school children in Jammu: a whistle blower

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 1524
Author(s):  
Harleen Kaur ◽  
Amarjeet Singh Bhatia
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Vitamin D Deficiency ◽  
School Children ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Vitamin D Status ◽  
Jammu And Kashmir ◽  
Vitamin D Levels ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Good Nutrition

Background: Vitamin D deficiency prevails in epidemic proportions among school going children in India, but there is scarcity of searchable data on vitamin D status in school children in Jammu and Kashmir; hence we have assessed the vitamin D status in school going children attending outpatient department in a tertiary care hospital Jammu.Methods: The study was conducted in the department of Biochemistry Government Medical College Jammu during June to December, 2018 and after obtaining informed consent, a total of 104 school going children between the age group of 6 years to 12 years, attending SMGS Hospital Jammu were screened for their vitamin D (25 OH-D) status by using Abbott architect chemiluminescent micro particle immunoassay.Results: Out of a total of 104 school going children screened in the study, 91 (87.5%) were found to be having insufficient vitamin D levels in their blood (<30ngm/dl) whereas 63 (60.5%) children showed severe deficiency with vitamin D levels below 20ngm/dl.Conclusions: Despite of abundant sunshine throughout the year and also with the consideration that people of this region are well off economically and can afford good nutrition, the results of our study revealing  high prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency in school going children can be taken as a whistle blower for the health policy makers of the region. 

scholarly journals Investigation of Vitamin D Deficiency in 
Pre-School Children During Summer Season

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-27
Author(s):  
Esra Ulgen Temel ◽  
Kenan Kocabay ◽  
Aybars Ozkan
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Vitamin D Deficiency ◽  
Serum Vitamin ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Summer Season ◽  
Important Public Health Problem ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Serum Vitamin D ◽  
Vitamin D Levels ◽  
25 Oh Vitamin D

Aim: Vitamin D deficiency is an important public health problem, especially affecting children. The aim of our study is to evaluate the serum 25 (OH) vitamin D levels of children during the summer and to determine some features such as exposure to the sun, oral vitamin D supplementation, and to examine the parameters that affect serum vitamin D levels. Methods: In our study, children aged between 12 and 83 months were included. A questionnaire was answered by families. In this cross-sectional study, serum 25 (OH) vitamin D levels of children and biochemical parameters were examined. Results: The mean serum 25 (OH) vitamin D level was 27.0±12.4 ng/ml. Vitamin D deficiency was found 17%, and vitamin D insufficiency was 6%. The children that taking daycare indoors and body mass index <5th percentile had lower serum 25 (OH) vitamin D levels. Children between the ages of 12- 36 months and children with chronic diseases were found to have a shorter time to benefit from sunlight. Conclusion: The rate of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency (<20 ng/ml) in children were found at 23% in summer season. Families and caregivers should be informed about vitamin D and should be aware of safe sun exposure. Keywords: Vitamin D, sunlight, summer, children, vitamin D deficiency

scholarly journals Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency among Adult Patients in A Tertiary Care Hospital

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (218) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chandra Kala Rai ◽  
Biju Shrestha ◽  
Jyotshna Sapkota ◽  
Jay Kumar Das
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Vitamin D Deficiency ◽  
Binary Data ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Musculoskeletal Diseases ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Point Estimate ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Care Hospital

Introduction: The deficiency of vitamin D is major public health problem worldwide. It is deficiency of vitamin D level when blood serum which is below 30ng/ml. The deficiency is associated with various musculoskeletal diseases and autoimmune diseases. The early detection of deficiency plays important role to prevent those diseases. The aim of the study is to find the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among adult population in a tertiary care hospital. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in tertiary care hospital, from 1st August 2017 to 31st December 2018 after ethical clearance from institutional review committee with registration number 02082017. Simple random sampling was done. Data was collected and entered in statistical package for social sciences. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and proportion for binary data. Results: Out of total patients, vitamin D deficiency was found among 283 (73.6%) patients at 95% of CI (68.6-78.6). Out of total female patients, 202 (52.61%) were deficient and out of total male patients, 81 (21.08%) were deficient. The mean age±SD of patients was 41.45±16.016 years. Conclusions: The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency was high compared to previous studies. Vitamin D deficiency was found to be higher in females than males.

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