Frequency of Vitamin D Deficiency in Patient with Depression
Rizwan-ul-Husnain, Muhammad Munir Ahmed, Sadia Yasir, Sundus Fatima, Izna Munir Slatch
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ABSTRACT
Background: There has
been some growing evidence that Vitamin D deficiency is also a causative factor
in the etiology of depression, but there hasn’t been much work done on this
topic and the evidence is inconsistent. The objective of this research is to
find the association between blood 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations
and depression among patients with depression in our local population.
Objective: To determine
frequency of vitamin D deficiency in patient with depression.
Study design: Cross-sectional study
Place and Duration of Study: Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Benazir Bhutto
Hospital, Rawalpindi from 3rd August 2017 to 2nd February
2018.
Methodology: One hundred
and forty-two clinically diagnosed cases of depression gender between age 18 to
60 years were enrolled. Serum Vitamin D levels were estimated in each patient
and frequency of vitamin D deficiency was determined.
Results: 51 (35.9%) patients reported to have
vitamin-D deficiency.
Conclusions: We recommend
effective screening tests for early detection vitamin D deficiency in
clinically diagnosed patients of depression.