Naseem Akhter
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Albaha University, Albaha, Saudi ArabiaPublications
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Research
Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency and its Association with Age, Sex and Ethnicity in Albaha, Saudi Arabia
Author(s): Abdulmajeed Abdulghani A Sindi*, Mohammad A Albanghali, Mohammad A Izhari, Saleh Alghamdi, Fayez S Alghamdi, Mohammad A Shanwaz*, Raed A Alharbi, Abdullah S Alsulaiman, Osama Abdulaziz and Naseem Akhter
Hypovitaminosis D is a rising public health concern, rendering a billion people at risk of multiple health issues globally. The present study aimed to assess the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its association with age, sex and ethnicity in the population of Albaha, Saudi Arabia. A retrospective study was performed involving 10,070 subjects from Albaha. The demographics and laboratory results of the subjects were retrieved from hospital records. The mean age (SD) of all subjects was 39 ( ± 19). The mean vitamin D level (SD) of all Saudis was 24.7 ng/ml ( ± 14), while that of non-Saudis was 23.4 ng/ml ( ± 13). The mean ± SD vitamin D level of Saudi males or females was 25 ± 14 ng/ml, while the level of non-Saudi males (25 ± 13 ng/ml) and non-Saudi females was 23 ± 13 ng/ml. Of all subjects, 45.9% (n=4,624), 26.3% (n=2,645) and 27... Read More»