Survey and study on vitamin D level in healthy adults Fuling district of Chongqing / 重庆医学

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the nutritional status of vitamin D among healthy adults lived in Fuling district of Chongqing .Methods A total of 718 healthy adults aged 23-90 years old undergoing the physical examination in the physical ex‐amination center of our hospital from March 2012 to December 2013 were selected and divided into the 23-44 years old group and the ≥45 years old group .The tandem mass spectrometer was adopted to detect the level of serum 25(OH) vitamin D for evaluating the nutritional status of vitamin D .Results The proportions of lack ,insufficiency ,normal and excess of vitamin D in the 23 -44 years old group were 80 .79% ,19 .21% ,0% and 0% respectively ;which in the ≥45 years old group were 77 .91% ,18 .20% ,3 . 89% and 0% respectively .The average level of serum 25(OH) vitamin D in 23-44 years old group was lower than that in the ≥45 years old group ,the difference was statistically significant (P=0 .002 ,t=1 .98) .In these two groups ,the difference in serum 25 (OH) vitamin D level between males and females had no statistical significance (P>0 .05) .Conclusion The healthy adults in Ful‐ing district are lack of vitamin D in different degrees .