Abstract:

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine whether adults who apply to our hospital have vitamin D deficiency; whether there is a difference between the levels of 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25-OH D) according to age, gender and season. Tools and Methods: 12389 patients between the ages of 18 and 70 who were studied at the 25-OH D level that applied to the Elazığ Fırat University Hospital between January and December 2014 were examined retrospective. Patients with a vitamin D level of >80 ng/ml were dismissed. Serum 25-OH D levels were considered to be a serious deficiency of <12 ng/ml, 12-20 ng/ml was a mild medium deficiency, a deficiency of 21-30 ng/ml, a sufficiency of >30 ng/ml. Results: Our study included 10498 (%85) women, 1891 (%15) men. The average 25-OH D level is 14.61±13 in women. 43 ng/ml, 16.81 ±10.29 ng/ml found in men. Vitamin D levels showed statistically meaningfulness in both male and female patients between age groups (p<0.001). In both women and men, 25-OH D levels were the lowest in winter, the highest in summer, and statistically significant differences between seasons (p<0.001). The severe deficiency (<12 ng/ml) of vitamin D was 59% in women, 36% in men, while the deficiency (<20 ng/ml) of vitamin D was 78% in women and 73% in men. The result: In this study, a very serious deficiency of vitamin D has been detected in patients who apply to our hospital from the poor and surrounding areas. If it is believed that vitamin D deficiency accompanies many major diseases, foods enriched with vitamin D or vitamin D support treatment gain more importance.

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