Illuminating the dark side - vitamin D status in different localities of karachi

Romaina Iqbal; Lena Jafri; Ali Haroon; Aysha Habib Khan

Illuminating the dark side - vitamin D status in different localities of karachi

Romaina Iqbal, Lena Jafri, Ali Haroon, Aysha Habib Khan

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Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the association between place of residence (grouped into neighbourhoods), and 25-hydroxy D (25[OH]D) levels of individuals of Karachi. Addresses of 4788 individuals tested for 25[OH]D at the clinical laboratory of the Aga Khan University (AKU), Karachi, from January 2007 to June 2008 were reviewed. The neighbourhoods were categorized into ten, based on locality attributes. A high overall prevalence (74%) of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) was observed. There was a significant difference (p-value < 0.01) between mean log 25[OH]D levels amongst neighbourhoods grouped according to distinct housing structure attributes and localities. A high frequency of VDD in all the studied localities of an urban city warrant dietary vitamin D supplementation and food fortification.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	604-606
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP
Volume	23
Issue number	8
Publication status	Published - 2013

Keywords

Deficiency
Housing
Localities
Urban
Vitamin D

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Illuminating the dark side - vitamin D status in different localities of karachi

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