Abstract:
Objective: To determine the level of vitamin D3 in patients attending out patient department with aches and pains. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was carried out at Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal hospital, National Guard health affairs, Dammam, Eastern Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from August 2008 to July 2009. All the adult patients attending outpatient with aches and pains had their Vitamin D3 blood level done. Results: A total of 1000 patients were studied; 766 (76.6%) were females and 244 (24.4%) were males. 744 (97.12%) females and 242 (99.18%) males were found to be deficient in Vitamin D3 in serum. Conclusions: There is an increase need for patients and health care professionals to understand the preventive aspects of this vitamin that acts more like a hormone. There is a need for increased vitamin D supplementation across the lifespan. The role of vitamin D3 in aches and pain need more detailed research, until proved otherwise it can be presumed that it has a definite role in aches and pains
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221-223
DOI:
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Journal: Rawal Medical Journal, Volume: 35, Issue: 2, Year: 2010