51. Vitamin D status among Kashmiri tribal population: A cross-sectional community-based study
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MohdAshraf Ganie, Tajali Sahar, Ishfaq Wani, Aafia Rashid, Irfan Robbani, Sobia Nisar, BashirA Charoo, MohdAshraf Bhat, Majid Gania, Qaiser Farooq, Sreenivas Vishnubhatla, R Lakshmy, and Tabassum Parvez
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General Medicine ,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology - Abstract
Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) is prevalent across all age groups in general population of India but studies among tribal populations are scanty. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of VDD in the indigenous tribal population of the Kashmir valley and examine associated risk factors.In this cross-sectional investigation, a total of 1732 apparently healthy tribal participants (n=786 males and n=946 females) were sampled from five districts of Kashmir valley by using probability proportional to size method. Serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D) levels were classified as per the Endocrine Society (ES) recommendations: deficiency (20 ng/ml), insufficiency (20-30 ng/ml) and sufficiency (30 ng/ml). The serum 25(OH)D levels were assessed in relation to various demographic characteristics such as age, sex, education, smoking, sun exposure, body mass index and physical activity.The mean age of the male participants was 43.79±18.47 yr with a mean body mass index (BMI) of 20.50±7.53 kg/mVD deficiency is highly prevalent among Kashmiri tribals, although the magnitude seems to be lower as compared to the general population. These preliminary data are likely to pave way for further studies analyzing the impact of Vitamin D supplementation with analysis of functional outcomes.
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- 2022