Hypovitaminosis D in long-stay hospitalized patients in Songklanagarind Hospital.
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ABSTRACT
The major source of vitamin D is endogenous synthesis under sunlight exposure, thus, vitamin D deficiency is uncommon in healthy people living in a tropical area where sunshine is plentiful. However, long-stay hospitalized patients who do not get direct sunlight may become vitamin D deficient. The authors studied the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in patients without other risk factors for vitamin D deficiency who had been admitted to Songklanagarind Hospital for longer than 27 days. The second objective was to identify predictive factors for vitamin D deficiency. Considered variables were clinical character, basic laboratory results, and intact parathyroid hormone level (iPTH). Among 60 patients studied, there were 12 patients who were vitamin D deficient and only one had a level lower than 8 ng/ml. Despite vitamin D deficiency, average serum calcium was normal. Patients in the vitamin D deficient group had lower serum corrected calcium and higher iPTH level than patients in the vitamin D sufficient group. No other clinical or laboratory data could predict a vitamin D deficiency state. In summary, the present tropical area study showed that 20 per cent of long-stay hospitalized patients who had a mild degree of vitamin D deficiency and 1.7 per cent had severe vitamin D deficit. Vitamin D supplementation is unnecessary in this group of patients.
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Assunto principal:
Tailândia
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Deficiência de Vitamina D
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Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Estudos Transversais
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Adolescente
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Adulto
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Aged80
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
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