Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in Egyptian bariatric patients | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Surgery | ||
| Volume 43, Issue 3, July 2024, Pages 846-854 PDF (362.75 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/EJSUR.2024.357135 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohamed A.M. Amin El Masry* ; Ahmed Haitham | ||
| Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Obesity is currently a pandemic that continues to increase all over the world. Nutritional disorders are among the obesity-related adverse events, with vitamin D insufficiency or deficiency being the most frequently encountered one. The aim of the current study was to assess the prevalence of reduced vitamin D levels in Egyptian patients with obesity who were candidates for bariatric surgery and to assess the relation between these levels and the patients’ characteristics. Patients and Methods: This is a retrospective study that included patients with obesity who were recruited for bariatric surgery. The patient’s medical files were screened for demographic and clinical data, including data regarding vitamin D status. Results: This study included 426 patients who were eligible for the study. The patients’ vitamin D levels ranged from 4 to 50 ng/ml, with a mean of 30.2±13.7 ng/ml. A statistically significant lower mean vitamin D levels were shown in females (P=0.006), patients with extreme obesity (P=0.021), diabetes mellitus (P=0.014), and polycystic ovary syndrome (P=0.016). Patients with depression also showed lower mean levels of vitamin D, with marginal statistical significance (P=0.056). Conclusion: This study confirms the high prevalence of abnormally low vitamin D levels in patients with obesity who were candidates for bariatric surgery. The study highlighted differences based on sex and revealed connections between low vitamin D levels and conditions like type 2 diabetes mellitus, polycystic ovary syndrome, depression, and eligibility for bypass surgeries. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Bariatric surgery; obesity; vitamin D | ||
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