Association between type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypovitaminosis D


Article PDF :

View Full Text PDF

Article type :

Original Article

Author :

Saleha Shaheen, Hamanshu Chauhan, Neha Mishra

Volume :

4

Issue :

4

Abstract :

Introduction: Vitamin D is an important component in regulating the biological functions of the body in various ways. Many studies repeatedly explained the role of vitamin D in the pathogenesis and treatment of various diseases. Recent studies proved a correlation between vitamin D deficiency and prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes and its complications. Objective: to find out the possible correlation between Vitamin D and T2DM. Mainly in this study we have tried to correlate serum 25(OH) D levels with HbA1c levels. Materials and Method: The present study was carried out in the Department of Biochemistry on 120 subjects patient in the age group of 35-70 years, attended OP in Hind Institute of Medical Sciences. Among them 60 healthy subjects enrolled as control group remaining 60 T2DM patients were served as case group. Serum 25hydroxyvitamin D levels were estimated by chemiluminescence immunoassay (CLIA), glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) was measured by IFCC method by using ALERA AFINION AS 100. Results: The concentration of serum 25-OH vitamin D levels were significantly (p

Keyword :

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, HbA1C, Hypovitaminosis D