VITAMIN D LEVEL STATUS OF CHILDREN OF DISTRICT SHOPIAN WITHOUT RICKETS.
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Background: Vitamin D is not actually a vitamin but its deficiency can have deleterious effects in children. The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency ranges from 40 to 90 % in the Indian subcontinent and as much as 40% in the European population for one or the other reasons.
Objective: To assess the serum Vitamin D level status of children of district Shopian without rickets.
Method: We sampled 60 children aged 1 year to 12 years who attended the hospital for common reasons randomly and their serum vitamin D levels determined after proper and detailed history.
Results: Of the 60 children, 66.67% were found to be deficient, 26.7% were found to be insufficient and only 6.66% were found to be sufficient.
Conclusion: This study finds that the prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency is very high in the children of district Shopian & a survey with a very large sample size will be ideal and vitamin D supplementation be instituted regularly by the healthcare bodies on the recommended guidelines.
[Rais Ahmad Lone, Mohamad Imran Padder and Wani Shahid Hussain (2022); VITAMIN D LEVEL STATUS OF CHILDREN OF DISTRICT SHOPIAN WITHOUT RICKETS. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 10 (Apr). 503-505] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
