Vitamin D deficiency in patients presented in a private clinic OPD with complaints of aches and pain in body

Aim: to determine the incidence of vitamin-d deficiency in patients presented to us with complains of aches and pain in body. methods: this prospective study was carried out in dr. wasima talat clinic,mall road,multan from january 2014to may 2014. a total of 120 patients were included in the study. results: out of 120 patients,80 (66.7%) were female and 40 (33.3%) male. 56 (70%) out of 80 female patients had vitamin-d deficiency (<20 ng/ml) and 14 (17.5%) out of 80 patients had vitamin-d insufficiency (21-29 ng/ml). 25 (62.5%) out of 40 male patients had vitamin-d deficiency (<20 ng/ml) and 8 (20%) out of 40 male patients had vitamin-d insufficiency (21-29 ng/ml). so,out of 120 patients 81 (67.5%) had vitamin-d deficiency (<20 ng/ml) and 22 (18.3%) patients had vitamin-d insufficiency (21-29 ng/ml). total 103 (85.8%) out of 120 patients were suffering from vitamin-d deficiency/insufficiency (<30 ng/ml). 17 (14.13%) out of 120 patients had sufficient levels of vitamin d (>30 ng/ml). conclusion: prevalence of vitamin d deficiency is alarmingly high in patients presenting with fatigue,even more than that seen in other parts of the world.