Vitamin D status of patients visiting a private endocrinology clinic: a retrospective analysis from Karachi, Pakistan Authors Tasnim Ahsan Medicell Institute of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (MIDEM), OMI Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan Saima Ghaus Medicell Institute of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (MIDEM), Karachi, Pakistan Erum Sohail Medicell Institute of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (MIDEM), Karachi, Pakistan Wasfa Aijaz Medicell Institute of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (MIDEM), Karachi, Pakistan Uzma Erum Medicell Institute of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (MIDEM), Karachi, Pakistan Samar Abbas Jaffri Medicell Institute of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism (MIDEM), Karachi, Pakistan DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.11117 Keywords: Vitamin D deficiency, Metabolic disorder, Diabetes mellitus, Hypertension Abstract Objective: To estimate the burden of vitamin D deficiency and its association with chronic diseases in patients visiting a private endocrinology clinic in an urban setting. Method: The retrospective study was conducted at the Medicell Institute of Diabetes Endocrinology & Metabolism, Karachi, and comprised medical records of adult patients of either gender between January 2000 and December 2019.Vitamin D status of the patients and its association with various chronic disorders were investigated. Data was analysed using SPSS 21. Results: Of the 2,854 patients with mean age 40.87±15.1 years, 2,302(80.7%) were females, and 552(19.3%) were males. There were 1055(37%) patients with vitamin D deficiency, 1,040(36.7%) with severe deficiency, 462(16.2%) with insufficiency, 295(10.3%) with normal status, and 2(0.1%) with vitamin D toxicity. Vitamin D deficiency was observed more frequently in those aged<40 years, and the deficiency was significantly related to type 2 diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance, dyslipidaemia and autoimmune disorders (p<0.05). Conclusion: The burden of vitamin Deficiency was found to be alarmingly high at a private endocrine and medicine clinic serving a middle and upper socioeconomic class population in an urban setting. Key Words: Vitamin D deficiency, Metabolic disorder, Diabetes mellitus, Hypertension. Downloads Full Text Article Published 2024-11-17 How to Cite Ahsan, T., Ghaus, S., Sohail, E., Aijaz, W., Uzma Erum, & Samar Abbas Jaffri. (2024). Vitamin D status of patients visiting a private endocrinology clinic: a retrospective analysis from Karachi, Pakistan. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 74(12), 2107–2113. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.11117 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 74 No. 12 (2024): DECEMBER Section RESEARCH ARTICLE License Copyright (c) 2024 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.