Vitamin D Deficiency: Highly Prevalent Among Apparently Healthy Female Adolescents In Both Urban And Rural Population Of Manipur, India
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 11
Abstract
Background: Although vitamin D deficiency has been documented as a frequent problem in studies of young adults, elderly persons and children in other countries and also in our country, there are limited data on the prevalence of this nutritional deficiency among healthy female adolescents in the North Eastern part of our country particularly in the state of Manipur. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in healthy female adolescents of Manipur aged 11 to 19 years. Material and Methods: A Cross sectional study conducted in the department of Physiology, RIMS, Imphal and from selected schools of urban and rural districts of Manipur. Serum vitamin D was analyzed by using Automated Microplate ELISA Reader and data collected was analyzed by using SPSS version 21(IBM). Results: Out of 108 students, 24(22.2%) were vitamin D insufficient, 35(32.4%) were Vitamin D deficient and 49(45.4%) were having normal vitamin D level. Overall 59(54.6%) of study participants were either vitamin D deficient or insufficient. Mean ± SD of vitamin D levels in urban and rural adolescent girls were 28.58 ± 12.72 and 21.49 ± 9.15 respectively and was found to be statistically significant (p= .000). Conclusion: In this study 59(54.6%) adolescent girls were having either deficient or insufficient 25-OH(D) level. There is significant difference in 25-OH(D) level between urban and rural areas.
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Sanjoy K. Shylla, KSH. Gomti Devi, Cherry Wann, Baksannylla Khongwi, Gaipu Longmei
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