Association of Vitamin D deficiency with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes in Eastern India
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.48047/Keywords:
Type 2 Diabetes, 25 hydroxy vitamin-D, Serum insulin, HOMA-IR.Abstract
Background: Vitamin D deficiency has been reported as a rising pandemic. Vitamin D levels
have been found to be associated with obesity and insulin resistance. The several variables
linked to the correlation between vitamin D levels and diabetes mellitus in the Indian
population, however, have not been the subject of significant investigation.
Aims: The objective of this study is to estimate the association of Vitamin D deficiency with
newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes in Eastern India.
Materials and Methods: A hospital based cross-sectional comparative study on newly
diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus patients in a tertiary care teaching hospital, Raigad
District, Maharashtra India. The study commenced after obtaining proper Institutional Ethics
Committee approval.Taking into account the study's viability and the patient demographic of
the urban health center, all diagnosed T2DM patients who were willing to participate and
were at least 18 years old were enrolled. Individuals having renal or parathyroid conditions
before to the study were not accepted.
