Volume : VIII, Issue : III, March - 2019
Vitamin D Deficiency and Associated Factors in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Delhi: A Cross-sectional Study.
Dr. Vipra Mangla, Dr. M. Meghachandra Singh, Dr. Suneela Garg, Dr. Bc Koner, Dr. S. Anuradha
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Aim: To find out prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency and associated factors in T2DM patients. Methodology: Cross–sectional observational analysis conducted in 300 T2DM patients. Data collection tools included semi–structured questionnaire and fasting blood samples from subjects. SPSS version 25 was used for data analysis. Results: Prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency in T2DM was 84.6%. Statistically significant association between serum cholesterol and lipid profile with Vitamin D deficiency was found. Female gender and inadequate sunlight exposure were independent predictors of Vitamin D deficiency. Conclusion: High prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency was observed inT2DM patients. T2DM patients should be encouraged to get more sunlight exposure and health professionals should be more vigilant for Vitamin D deficiency detection among female diabetics.
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DOI : 10.36106/ijsr
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VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN DELHI: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY., Dr. Vipra Mangla, Dr. M. Meghachandra Singh, Dr. Suneela Garg, Dr. BC Koner, Dr. S.Anuradha INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-3 | March-2019
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VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL IN DELHI: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY., Dr. Vipra Mangla, Dr. M. Meghachandra Singh, Dr. Suneela Garg, Dr. BC Koner, Dr. S.Anuradha INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-3 | March-2019
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