Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency and Hypervitaminosis D Among Adult Patients Admitted to the Tertiary Care Hospitals in Turkey
Yavuz, D.G.; Ersoy, R.; Altuntaş, Y.; Bilen, H.; Pamuk, B.; Apaydın, T.; Temizkan, Ş.; Altuntaş, H.; Mert, M.; Akalın, A.; Sert, M.; Şimşir, I.Y.; Hekimsoy, Z.; Cantürk, Z.; Üç, Z.A.; İplikçi, S.; Yaşar, M.; Unubol, M.; Sezer, K.; Toplaoğlu, Ö.; İyidir, Ö.T.; Pekkolay, Z.; Atmaca, A.; Dikbaş, O.; Özdemir, N.; Gül, K.; Deniz, F.; Ertörer, E.; Karaca, Z.; Elbüken, G.; Arpacı, D.; Ağbaht, K.; Turan, E.; Anaforoğlu, İ.; Bayraktaroğlu, T.; Haklar, G.; Dağlıoğlu, G.; Tuzcu, A.; Şahin, İ.; Çetinkalp, Ş.
Tarih:
2022
Özet:
Objective: Vitamin D deficiency is a common health problem around the world. This study aimed to evaluate the nationwide prevalence of vitamin D status in tertiary care hospitals in Turkey. Methods: Retrospectively, the data on vitamin D levels from 33 tertiary care hospitals’ clinical biochemistry laboratories around Turkey between January and December were collected. Results: In total, 706 434 serum samples from adult subjects (female/male: 469 028/237 406; 66.4%/33.6%) were included. While vitamin D levels were sufficient in 20.3% (n = 14 222), they were insufficient in 21.9% (n = 154 360) and deficient in 57.8% (n = 408 882). We observed the highest rates of deficiency in those aged between 18 and 29 years (62.9%, n = 70 235) and lowest rates between 60 and 69 years (52.3%, n = 61 121) and between 70 and 79 years (52.3%, n = 32 397). Hypervitaminosis D was detected in 5.5% of adult subjects; highest rates of hypervitaminosis D were observed in those who were over 80 years (6.6%) and 70-79 years (6.5%) and the lowest in 18-29 years (2.8%). Discussion: In this cohort, over half of the subjects admitted to the tertiary care hospitals in Turkey had vitamin D deficiency and required vitamin D supplementation. The elderly population had the lowest prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency and the highest prevalence of hypervitaminosis D. © Author(s).
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