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| Year : 2017 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 194-198 |
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Vitamin D status of adult females residing in Ballabgarh health and demographic surveillance system: A community-based study
Puneet Misra1, Rahul Srivastava2, Anoop Misra3, Shashi Kant1, Priyanka Kardam4, Naval K Vikram1
1 Professor, Centre for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
2 Senior Resident, Centre for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
3 Director, Fortis C-DOC Network Centres, New Delhi, India
4 Research Officer, Centre for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Puneet Misra
Room No-35, Centre for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
India
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DOI: 10.4103/ijph.IJPH_176_16
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Background: Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) is widespread, yet it is the most underdiagnosed and undertreated nutritional deficiency in the world. The prevalence of VDD is estimated to affect over 1 billion people worldwide. Objectives: The present study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of VDD among adult females aged 20–60 years residing in a rural community of North India, and to find its association with various sociobehavioral risk factors. Methods: The present study is an analytical cross-sectional study conducted among females aged 20–60 years in rural Ballabgarh. Four hundred women were randomly selected from one of the villages of the Health and Demographic Surveillance System. Semi-structured, pretested interview schedule was administered to the study participants. Fasting venous blood sample was collected for the measurement of plasma sugar level and Vitamin D (25-hydroxyvitamin D). Results: The prevalence of VDD was 90.8% (95% confidence interval [CI] – 87.5–93.3), while that of Vitamin D insufficiency was 8.9% (95% CI – 6.4–12.2). On logistic regression analysis, 24 h calorie intake, protein intake, and prediabetes status of the participants were significantly associated with VDD. Conclusion: Very high prevalence of VDD was observed among the females (20–60 years) residing in rural Ballabgarh. |
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