PREVALENCE OF VITAMIN-D DEFICIENCY AMONG OUTDOOR PATIENTS

Vitamin D is a group of fat-soluble secosteroids responsible for increasing intestinal absorption of calcium, magnesium, and phosphate, and many other biological effects. In humans, the most important compounds in this group are vitamin D3 (also known as cholecalciferol) and vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol). This cross-sectional study was conducted among outdoor patients presenting in different hospitals. The sign, symptoms, disease duration and levels of vitamin D were noted after taking reports from the Lab. All the data was entered and analyzed with SPSS Ver. 23.0. There were 100 patients that were included in this study. The mean age of the patients was 38.56±3.43 years. There were 50 (50%) males and 50 (50%) females included in this study. Out of 100 patients, 23 patients had vitamin D levels less than 20 ng/ml, 25 patients had insufficient levels of vitamin D i.e., between 20 to 30 ng/ml