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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Lower vitamin D status is more common among Saudi adults with diabetes mellitus type 1 than in non-diabetics
BMC Public Health, Volume 14, No. 1, Article 153, Year 2014
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Abstract. Background: Vitamin D deficiency is an increasingly recognized comorbidity in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DMT1), suggesting that vitamin D deficiency might play a role in DMT1. We aimed to determine and compare the vitamin D status of Saudi adults with and without DMT1. Methods. A total of 60 Saudi adults with DMT1 from the Diabetes Clinics and 60 non-DM, healthy controls were included in the study. The mean age for those with DMT1 was 25.9 ± 16.1 years versus 36.7 ± 3.6 years among the controls. We measured serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25OHD), calcium, cholesterol, blood glucose, HDL, and triglycerides and compared the results between the DMT1 group and control subjects. Results: Both the DMT1 and healthy groups had vitamin D deficiency. The mean levels of 25OHD were significantly lower in the DMT1 adults than in the controls (28.1 ± 1.4 nmol/L versus 33.4 ± 1.6 nmol/L). In the DMT1 adults, 66.7% were mildly, 31.7% moderately, and 3.3% severely vitamin D deficient as compared with 41.7% (mildly), 31.7% (moderately), and 5% (severely) in the control group. Overall, 100% of the DMT1 adults and 78% of the healthy children were vitamin D deficient. Conclusion: The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among DMT1 adults was relatively high. Therefore, screening for vitamin D deficiency and supplementation for this population should be warranted. © 2014 Al-Daghri et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Al-Daghri, N. Mohammad
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
College of Sciences
Al-Attas, Omar Salem
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
College of Sciences
Alokail, Majed Saleh
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
College of Sciences
Alkharfy, Khalid Mohammad
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
College of Sciences
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
College of Pharmacy
Yakout, Sobhy M.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
College of Sciences
Aljohani, Naji Jamal
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
Al Fawaz, Hanan
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Saud University
Al-Ajlan, Abdulrahman S.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Saud University
Sheshah, Eman S.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Hospital
Al-Yousef, Mansour
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia
Alharbi, Mohammad
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia
Statistics
Citations: 42
Authors: 11
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1186/1471-2458-14-153
e-ISSN:
14712458
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Noncommunicable Diseases
Study Design
Randomised Control Trial
Cross Sectional Study