EVALUATION OF SERUM VITAMIN D LEVELS ACCORDING TO SEASON, AGE, AND GENDER IN MARDIN PROVINCE AND ITS SURROUNDINGS

Authors : Ahmet DÜNDAR
Pages : 84-90
Doi:10.51477/mejs.1055186
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Publication Date : 2022-12-31
Article Type : Research Paper
Abstract :Vitamin D is a steroid in character and a fat-soluble vitamin. It is produced primarily from cholesterol in the skin and is also taken up in a small amount in the diet. 25insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(OH);D3 levels are used as an indirect measure of vitamin D levels. Our aim was to investigate the variation in serum 25insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(OH);D3 levels of patients admitted to the hospital in and around Mardin based on gender, season, and age. 25insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(OH);D3 concentrations were evaluated at Mardin Training and Research Hospital between 01.01.2017 and 01.01.2020. Our study established subgroups according to gender, season, age, and 25insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(OH);D3 status. 25insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(OH);D3 concentration was measured using the chemiluminescence method. A significant decrease was observed in the 25insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(OH);D3 levels of female insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(13.62±11.53 ng/ml); patients compared to male patients insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(12.14±9.38 ng/ml);.. A significant increase was detected in the summer and autumn seasons compared to winter and spring insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.001);. There was no significant difference between age and serum 25insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(OH);D3 concentration. 25insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(OH);D3 status was shown to be 60.5% in the severe deficiency group. As a result, it has been shown that the vitamin D profile in Mardin and its surroundings is low in all seasons and in all age groups. For this reason, consuming food sources rich in vitamin D and taking supplements indicate that the importance of sunlight in vitamin D metabolism should be emphasized.
Keywords : Vitamin D, Gender, Age, Seasons, Sunlight

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