1.Authors' reply: Vitamin D deficiency.
Linsey Utami GANI ; Choon How HOW
Singapore medical journal 2015;56(10):589-589
2.Comment on: Vitamin D deficiency.
Singapore medical journal 2015;56(10):588-588
3.Association of vitamin D levels on the clinical outcomes of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in a tertiary hospital
Margarita Katrina Amor Tan ; Rebecca Lim Alba ; Kingbherly Li
Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies 2023;38(1):81-89
Objectives:
This study aimed to compare the severity of COVID-19, inflammatory parameters and clinical outcomes among patients with normal and subnormal levels of Vitamin D.
Methodology:
This is a retrospective cohort study of 135 patients admitted in a tertiary hospital for COVID-19. Patients were grouped according to their Vitamin D level. Primary outcome measure was the composite of all-cause mortality and morbidity. Other outcome measures determined were the comparison among the groups on the severity of COVID-19 infection, changes in inflammatory parameters, length of hospital stay and duration of respiratory support.
Results:
There was a significant trend of higher ICU admission (p=0.024), mortality (p=0.006) and poor clinical outcome (p=0.009) among the Vitamin D deficient group. No significant difference was found for most of the inflammatory parameters, duration of hospital stay and respiratory support. Overall, patients with deficient, but not insufficient Vitamin D level had 6 times higher odds of composite poor outcome than those with normal Vitamin D (crude OR=5.18, p=0.003; adjusted OR=6.3, p=0.043).
Conclusion
The inverse relationship between Vitamin D level and poor composite outcome observed in our study suggests that low Vitamin D may be a risk factor for poor prognosis among patients admitted for COVID-19.
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4.Vitamin D Studies: Mistaking Correlation for Causation.
Korean Journal of Family Medicine 2016;37(4):203-204
No abstract available.
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6.Should We Measure Vitamin D Level?.
Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine 2016;31(4):369-370
No abstract available.
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7.Study on the application of solid phase extraction for quantitation vitamin D in Patarvit syrup by HCLC
Pharmaceutical Journal 2005;354(10):17-19
The study built process of extraction vitamin D3 in Patarvit syrup by SPE technique with mean extract performance as 98.2%. Chromatography was built to quantity vitamin D3 as following: Lichrosorb RP 18 column (250 X 4 mm, 5 and 10µm ); Detector UV: 265 nm; movement phase: Methanol-ethyl acetate - water (90:7:3); stream speed: 1.5ml/minute. Injection volume: 20µl. The method had a high accuracy (E% = 1.18%). Percentage of withdrawal was 96.8% with E% = 0.71%; the limit of detection (LOD) was 5.79IU/ml, the limit of quantitative (LOQ) was 19.3IU/ml
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8.Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Patients Presenting with an Orthopaedic Trauma at a Tertiary Centre in South India - Implications and Protocols for Replacement Therapy
Cherian VM ; Gouse M ; Albert S ; Jayasankar V
Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal 2015;9(2):21-25
Vitamin D has been the focus of much scientific literature in
recent years owing to various studies showing its association
with a wide variety of pathological conditions 1,2
. Sun
exposure, diet and fortified supplementation account for a
bulk of Vitamin D intake in humans. Activation of vitamin D
is sequential and requires sun exposure for conversion of 7-
dehydrocholesterol to Vitamin D3. Further metabolism in
the liver converts Vitamin D3 to 25 –hydroxyvitamin D3.
Conversion to its active form 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D3
(Calcitriol) occurs in the kidneys 2
. The importance of
Vitamin D in calcium metabolism and bone health is well
known and documented. Controversies exist regarding the
true prevalence of hypovitaminosis, however in developing
countries the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in all age
groups is probably higher 3
. Adding to this the burden and
morbidity of skeletal trauma, persistent deficiency may have
a deleterious effect in the injured 4, 5
. Vitamin D, with its
positive effect on bone health does play a role in the biology
of fracture repair and remodelling 6
. The role of Vitamin D
replacement as sole biological effectors in fracture repair
may be difficult to quantify and confounded by other
variables at play in bone healing. Studies looking at vitamin
D levels in orthopaedic patients have also shown significant
levels of deficiency and have put forward recommendations
for evaluation and supplementation
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9.Occurrence of Vitamin D Deficiency among Women in North Sumatera, Indonesia
Dina Keumala ; Harun Alrasyid D ; Nurindrawaty L ; Zulkifli L
Malaysian Journal of Nutrition 2014;20(1):63-70
Low levels of serum 25(OH)D in women are reported in temperate countries, and increasingly so in tropical countries but few such studies have been reported in Indonesia. This study was aimed at assessing the serum vitamin D status and its associated factors in a sample of Indonesian women Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 156 apparently healthy women during the dry season in North Sumatera. The measurements carried out included exposure to sun's rays, intake of vitamin D food sources, reported physical activity, body fatness (by bioelectrical impedance analysis), and serum 25(OH)D levels (by chemiluminescent immunoassay). Serum 25(OH)D levels were categorised into: deficient(<20 ng/mL), insufficient (20-32 ng/mL), sufficient (32-100 ng/ mL), and normal for tropical countries (54-90 ng/mL). Statistical analysis included Pearson correlation, independent t-test, and one way ANOVA tests. Results: The mean age of the subjects was 35.6±7.7 years, with about 70% working indoors. About half of the women were obese. The majority had low vitamin D intake. More than half had sun ray exposure of less than 1 hour, and moreover, nearly two-thirds of them wore the 'hijab' that covers most parts of their body. The majority of women reported low physical activity level. The mean serum 25(OH)D level of the subjects was 17.71 ng/mL (95% CI: 16.22, 19.34 ng/mL). Of the total, 95% (148) were in the vitamin D deficient-insufficient category, with the remaining 5% in the sufficient category. An association was found between occupation, dietary intake of vitamin D, sun ray exposure, and physical activity levels with serum vitamin D concentrations. Conclusion: The results showed that vitamin D deficiency can occur in women living in a tropical country if they have sun-avoiding lifestyles, work indoors, and have low dietary intake of vitamin D.
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10.Vitamin D and Fat Mass
Korean Journal of Obesity 2016;25(2):66-67