Prevalence and determinants of vitamin D deficiency amongst patients in Erbil, Kurdistan region of Iraq

• Main Authors: Shwan Othman Ameen (Author), Banan Qasim Rasool (Author), Aya Nasih Mohammad (Author), Sayran Mohamad Tahr (Author), Gazang Noori Abdulla (Author), Dhuha Abdulraheem Omar (Author), Anna Závadová (Author), Bareq Sabeeh Hashim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: National Scientific Medical Center, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

<b>Aim: </b>This study aims at calculating the prevalence of Serum Vitamin D deficiency and determining risk factors associated with deficiency amongst patients in Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq.<br /> <b>Material and methods:</b> This was a prospective cross-sectional study conducted on 424 patients from September to November 2021 in the Outpatient Department of Kurdistan Cardiac Center - Surgical Specialty hospital.<br /> <b>Results:</b> Results showed that study population consisted of adults aged 30 years and above, 171 (40.3%) females and 253 (59.7%) males. The majority of the study population (51.9%) were Serum Vitamin D deficient, 27.6% were Serum Vitamin D insufficient and 20.5% had normal Vitamin D levels. Serum Vitamin D deficiency was seen more frequently among female gender, increased BMI, previous infection of COVID 19, Diabetes Mellitus and those with abnormal lipid profiles.<br /> <b>Conclusion:</b> There is a high prevalence of Serum Vitamin D deficiency in Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq. In addition, there were associations between Serum Vitamin D deficiency and many other diseases. Therefore, medical practitioners should consider more education of patients regarding importance of vitamin D status in the body.

Item Description

1812-2892
2313-1519
10.23950/jcmk/13310