Practices of vitamin D supplementation leading to vitamin D toxicity: Experience from a Low-Middle Income Country.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The trend of prescribing VD preparations for nonspecific body aches and self-medication has increased significantly. The importance of vitamin D toxicity (VDT) has been underestimated and under recognized. This study was done to determine the frequency toxicity (>150 ng/ml) in subjects for 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) and evaluate the vitamin D (VD) supplements used by these subjects.

Methodology

This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the Section of Chemical Pathology, Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi from April 2020 to March 2021. Subjects with 25OHD toxicity were contacted and information related to history of calcium and VD supplementation were collected. The statistical analysis was performed using the Microsoft Excel 2016.

Results

SUBMITTER: Muneer S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8767303 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature