Study of prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in middle aged peoples in Esfaryen city

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1 Laboratory expert, Health Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Esfarayen,Iran.

2 Ph.D. Clinical Pathology, Esfarayen,Iran.

3 *Assistant professor, Faculty Member, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Esfarayen,Iran.

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Background and Aims: Efficiency of the vitamin D  in the our community is high so the aim of this study is examination of prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in middle aged peoples after performance of complementary program in Esfaryen city.
Materials and Method: This study was performed on people referring to the health center after performance of the vitamin D supplementary program. Do to vitamin D concentration assay Elecsys kit was used.
Results: Serum concentrations of dihydrox -vitamin D were measured for 2361 middle aged peoples (1185 men and 1176 women) who after 2015 (after using megados of vitamin D), Of these, 1675 (70.9%) patients had vitamin D deficiency. Also, vitamin D deficiency in men and women was 75.3% and 66.8%, respectively.
Conclusion: Our study showedthat prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in the population living in Esfaryen is high and performance of health programs can decrease the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in middle-aged people.

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