The Deficiency of Vitamin-D: An Unresolved Issue of the Current Era Affecting the Chilchren and the Elderly

Abstract

The Vitamin D, a fat-soluble vitamin has been documented to be involved in major health processes, despite the fact an easy process of synthesis, communities have been reported to be deficient or insufficient levels of the vitamin globally. This observational Study was conducted in different cities of Sindh province design over one year from January 2024-January 2025. There were 1000 patients analyzed for serum vitamin D levels with age groups from 5 years to 60 years as age range using purpose technique for sampling. Statistical tests were applied using SPSS version 22 for data analysis generating mean, SD and other measures. We found the study population as deficient 70%, insufficient 20% and normal in 10%. Non-significant difference was observed between the adults and children for vitamin D deficiency p-value 0.094.

Conclusion: Majority of the population is suffering from the deficiency of vitamin D