Publication: Prevalence of vitamin d deficiency and hypervitaminosis d among adult patients admitted to the tertiary care hospitals in Turkey
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2022-06-01
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Objective: Vitamin D deficiency is a common health problem around the world. This study aimed to
evaluate the nationwide prevalence of vitamin D status in tertiary care hospitals in Turkey.
Methods: Retrospectively, the data on vitamin D levels from 33 tertiary care hospitals’ clinical biochemistry laboratories around Turkey between January and December were collected.
Results: In total, 706 434 serum samples from adult subjects (female/male: 469 028/237 406;
66.4%/33.6%) were included. While vitamin D levels were sufficient in 20.3% (n=14 222), they were
insufficient in 21.9% (n=154 360) and deficient in 57.8% (n=408 882).
We observed the highest rates of deficiency in those aged between 18 and 29 years (62.9%, n=70
235) and lowest rates between 60 and 69 years (52.3%, n=61 121) and between 70 and 79 years
(52.3%, n=32 397). Hypervitaminosis D was detected in 5.5% of adult subjects; highest rates of
hypervitaminosis D were observed in those who were over 80 years (6.6%) and 70-79 years (6.5%)
and the lowest in 18-29 years (2.8%).
Discussion: In this cohort, over half of the subjects admitted to the tertiary care hospitals in Turkey
had vitamin D deficiency and required vitamin D supplementation. The elderly population had the
lowest prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency and the highest prevalence of hypervitaminosis D.
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Tıp, Dahili Tıp Bilimleri, İç Hastalıkları, Endokrinoloji ve Metabolizma Hastalıkları, Sağlık Bilimleri, Medicine, Internal Medicine Sciences, Internal Diseases, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Health Sciences, ENDOKRİNOLOJİ VE METABOLİZMA, Klinik Tıp, Klinik Tıp (MED), ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, CLINICAL MEDICINE, Clinical Medicine (MED), Endokrin ve Otonom Sistemler, Endokrinoloji, Diyabet ve Metabolizma, Endokrinoloji, Yaşam Bilimleri, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Endocrinology, Life Sciences, 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, vitamin D, vitamin D deficiency
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YAVUZ D., ERSOY R., Altuntas Y., Bilen H., Pamuk B., APAYDIN T., Temizkan S., Altuntas H., Mert M., AKALIN A., et al., "Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency and Hypervitaminosis D Among Adult Patients Admitted to the Tertiary Care Hospitals in Turkey", TURKISH JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM, cilt.26, sa.2, ss.79-84, 2022