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14 / 09 / 2018

 


Vitamin D deficiency among female students of a Government Medical College

Anjum Batul, Nusrat Chauhan, Amarjeet S Bhatia, Sunil Sachdev, Mrityunjay Gupta.


Abstract
Background: Vitamin D deficiency is an unrecognized epidemic in many populations.

Aims and Objectives: This study aims to assess the levels of Vitamin D among female medical students.

Materials and Methods: A total of 100 healthy female students from all Profs. of MBBS were enrolled and their 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels were measured using an autoanalyzer.

Results: Mean age of the subjects was 20.4 years. Moderate deficiency was seen in 42% and mild insufficiency in 57% subjects. Adequate level was present in only one subject and none was found to be suffering from severe deficiency of Vitamin D. Mean value of serum Vitamin D of the 1st year students was significantly less than those of other Profs. of MBBS.

Conclusion: Results raise a concern about Vitamin D deficiency among female medical students and its future health consequences.

Key words: Vitamin D; Deficiency; Female; Medical Students


 
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Batul A, Chauhan N, Bhatia AS, Sachdev S, Gupta M. Vitamin D deficiency among female students of a Government Medical College. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. 2018; 8(12): 1587-1590. doi:10.5455/njppp.2018.8.0827306092018


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Batul A, Chauhan N, Bhatia AS, Sachdev S, Gupta M. Vitamin D deficiency among female students of a Government Medical College. https://www.njppp.com/?mno=5659 [Access: March 15, 2024]. doi:10.5455/njppp.2018.8.0827306092018


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Batul A, Chauhan N, Bhatia AS, Sachdev S, Gupta M. Vitamin D deficiency among female students of a Government Medical College. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. 2018; 8(12): 1587-1590. doi:10.5455/njppp.2018.8.0827306092018



Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Batul A, Chauhan N, Bhatia AS, Sachdev S, Gupta M. Vitamin D deficiency among female students of a Government Medical College. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol. (2018), [cited March 15, 2024]; 8(12): 1587-1590. doi:10.5455/njppp.2018.8.0827306092018



Harvard Style

Batul, A., Chauhan, . N., Bhatia, . A. S., Sachdev, . S. & Gupta, . M. (2018) Vitamin D deficiency among female students of a Government Medical College. Natl J Physiol Pharm Pharmacol, 8 (12), 1587-1590. doi:10.5455/njppp.2018.8.0827306092018



Turabian Style

Batul, Anjum, Nusrat Chauhan, Amarjeet S Bhatia, Sunil Sachdev, and Mrityunjay Gupta. 2018. Vitamin D deficiency among female students of a Government Medical College. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 8 (12), 1587-1590. doi:10.5455/njppp.2018.8.0827306092018



Chicago Style

Batul, Anjum, Nusrat Chauhan, Amarjeet S Bhatia, Sunil Sachdev, and Mrityunjay Gupta. "Vitamin D deficiency among female students of a Government Medical College." National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology 8 (2018), 1587-1590. doi:10.5455/njppp.2018.8.0827306092018



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Batul, Anjum, Nusrat Chauhan, Amarjeet S Bhatia, Sunil Sachdev, and Mrityunjay Gupta. "Vitamin D deficiency among female students of a Government Medical College." National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology 8.12 (2018), 1587-1590. Print. doi:10.5455/njppp.2018.8.0827306092018



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Batul, A., Chauhan, . N., Bhatia, . A. S., Sachdev, . S. & Gupta, . M. (2018) Vitamin D deficiency among female students of a Government Medical College. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 8 (12), 1587-1590. doi:10.5455/njppp.2018.8.0827306092018