TY  - JOUR
T1  - Vitamin D Deficiency and its Associated Predictors among Patients Visiting Primary Health Care Center
AU - Kassab, Manal AU - Alkhatib, Ahed J AU - A, AbuBaker AU - Shotar, Ali AU - Bjorklund, Geir 
JO  - Research Journal of Biological Sciences
VL  - 10
IS  - 4
SP  - 78
EP  - 80
PY  - 2015
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-8846
DO  - rjbsci.2015.78.80
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2015.78.80
KW  - Vitamin D
KW  -vitamin D deficiency
KW  -vitamin D insufficiency
KW  -sun exposure
KW  -stimulation
AB  - Vitamin D can be made through exposure to sun in the skin. About 90% of vitamin D is made in the skin through the stimulation of UV sunlight whereas the remaining 10% of vitamin D is provided through dietary supplementations. The study objectives were to determine the frequency of vitamin D deficiency among a sample of patients who visited health center at Jordan University of Science and Technology and to identify predictors for vitamin D deficiency. This was a cross-sectional study and included 123 participants. Data was collected through a questionnaire and a blood sample was collected from each participant in case he agreed to participate in the study. Study findings showed that the frequency of vitamin D deficiency was 30.9% and vitamin D insufficiency was 47.2%. Gender was significantly associated with vitamin D deficiency (p = 0.000) and females were more likely to develop vitamin D deficiency. No significant associations were observed between vitamin D status and other study variables including blood group (p = 0.603), educational level (p = 0.156), monthly income (p = 0.344), sun exposure (p = 0.061) and family history of vitamin D deficiency (p = 0.653).
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