Background And Objective: Poor sunlight exposure leads to vitamin D deficiency even in the sunniest places. So screening for vitamin D deficiency in outpatient clinics and inhospital setting in King Fahad Hospital , Al Madina Al Monwara.
METHODS: Screening for vitamin D deficiency by assessment of serum 25(OH)D with radioimmunoassay in 60 female patients aged 18 – 40 years. Serum calcium, phosphorous and alkaline phosphatase were assessed, too. Results: 6 female patients (10%) showed significant vitamin D deficiency with 25(OH) D < 20 ng/ml. However 54 female patients (90%) showed severe vitamin D deficiency with 25 (OH) D < 10 ng/ml. Conclusion: Vitamin D deficiency is very common in Saudia Arabia especially females due to poor sunlight exposure. So being underrecognized and undertreated, vitamin D deficiency represents an important health problem in MADINA REGION, KSA.
Nagib, E., & Abulmagd, M. A. (2012). Screening For Vitamin D Deficiency In Females In Madina Region; Saudi Arabia. Vitamin D Deficiency In A Sunny Environment. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 49(1), 891-895. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2012.16224
MLA
Eman Nagib; Mahmoud A. Abulmagd. "Screening For Vitamin D Deficiency In Females In Madina Region; Saudi Arabia. Vitamin D Deficiency In A Sunny Environment", The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 49, 1, 2012, 891-895. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2012.16224
HARVARD
Nagib, E., Abulmagd, M. A. (2012). 'Screening For Vitamin D Deficiency In Females In Madina Region; Saudi Arabia. Vitamin D Deficiency In A Sunny Environment', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 49(1), pp. 891-895. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2012.16224
VANCOUVER
Nagib, E., Abulmagd, M. A. Screening For Vitamin D Deficiency In Females In Madina Region; Saudi Arabia. Vitamin D Deficiency In A Sunny Environment. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2012; 49(1): 891-895. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2012.16224
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