A DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY TO ASSESS THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SMOKING AND VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY IN ADULT MALE POPULATION OF ALKAHARJ.

Background: vitamin d deficiency has come up as a major public health issue in many parts of the world despite the fact that it can be synthesized in the body.Tobacco smoking is found to be associated with a low bone mass and an increased risk of osteoporotic fracture. Aim: to find the association between smoking status and vitamin D levels in young adult Arab male population. Study design: cross sectional study design Methods:interview method was used to assess the smoking status. WHO STEPS questionnaire was used. Vitamin D levels were recorded from respective patient files. Results:Vitamin D deficiency was found in 75% of study population.no statistically significant association was found between smoking status and vitamin d deficiency. Conclusion: High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency warrants the need of more studies.