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Profile of Vitamin D in a Cohort of Physicians and Diabetologists in Kolkata

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Journal Indian J Endocrinol Metab
Specialty Endocrinology
Date 2013 Apr 9
PMID 23565448
Citations 9
Authors
Arjun Baidya
Subhankar Chowdhury
Satinath Mukhopadhyay
Sujoy Ghosh
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Abstract

Introduction: Vitamin D deficiency has been documented across all age groups and both sexes from India. However, there is paucity of data on vitamin D deficiency in a particular cohort of population.

Objectives: To assess the vitamin D status in a cohort of physicians and diabetologists in Kolkata.

Material And Methods: An observational cross sectional study carried out in the month of December 2011 in a cohort of 40 physicians and diabetologists in Kolkata.

Results: A total of 40 subjects were studied. Mean age of the cohort was 52.22 ± 10.91. Mean serum vitamin D level was 13.02 ± 4.77 ng/ml. Nearly 92.5% and 5.0% of subjects had vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency, respectively.

Conclusions: Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in physicians and diabetologists in Kolkata.

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