The Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Benghazi Population
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences (IOSR-JPBS) - Year 2018, Vol 13, Issue 4
Abstract
The link between Vitamin D deficiency and other diseases was investigated through many researches that appeared strong relation between them. The types and definition of Vit.D were discussed in addition to highlight its structure, mechanism, sources and causes of deficiency. Our study interested in investigate the Vit.D deficiency prevalence among Benghazi population from different gender and ages Statical analysis has been used to describe the data ,and find the effect of the age and gender on the prevalence of Vit.D deficiency. Descriptive study was performed on 234 patients with vitamin D deficiency symptoms and conducted in privates analytical labs located in Benghazi in the period between June to October 2016 the level of vitamin D .classified into three main categories ,sufficient, insufficient and deficiency . we can see clearly that the high percentage(63%) of deficient cases appeared in less than 20 years age group, in relative to only 20% with more than 60 years age group. The prevalence of Vit.D deficiency among Benghazi population was high in Age group less than 20 years, and in female more than in male
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Nazik M Ali Hamad, Hana A Habib Saad
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