Low Vitamin D Levels in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome of a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Introduction: Vitamin D deficiency is one of the common disorders prevalent among both developed and developing countries. Irritable Bowel Syndrome has been linked to many diseases and conditions, one of them being Vitamin D deficiency. To the best of our knowledge, no study of vitamin D deficienc...

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Autores principales:	Abashesh Bhandari, Ashlesha Chaudhary
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Publicado:	Nepal Medical Association 2021
Materias:	irritable bowel syndrome prevalence vitamin d deficiency Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6d5dbbf3f4bb4f548ed12784fb8e91232021-11-07T19:11:40ZLow Vitamin D Levels in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome of a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study10.31729/jnma.70700028-27151815-672Xhttps://doaj.org/article/6d5dbbf3f4bb4f548ed12784fb8e91232021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/7070https://doaj.org/toc/0028-2715https://doaj.org/toc/1815-672X Introduction: Vitamin D deficiency is one of the common disorders prevalent among both developed and developing countries. Irritable Bowel Syndrome has been linked to many diseases and conditions, one of them being Vitamin D deficiency. To the best of our knowledge, no study of vitamin D deficiency status has been done yet in Nepalese setup. This study aims to find out the prevalence of low levels of Vitamin D in patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome attending the outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome attending the outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal between November 2020 and July 2021. Ethical approval was taken from the Institutional Review Committee of Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital (Ref No: 027-077/078). Convenient sampling was done. The collected data was entered and analyzed in Microsoft Excel. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and proportion for binary data. Results: Out of a total of 71 patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, the prevalence of low levels of vitamin D was 44 (61.97%) (95% Confidence Interval= 50.67-73.26). Out of the patients with low vitamin levels, insufficiency was seen in 23 (52.27%) and deficiency was seen in 21 (47.72%). Conclusions: Our study found the prevalence of low Vitamin D levels among patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome to be lower when compared to other studies. Abashesh BhandariAshlesha ChaudharyNepal Medical Associationarticleirritable bowel syndromeprevalencevitamin d deficiencyMedicine (General)R5-920ENJournal of Nepal Medical Association, Vol 59, Iss 242 (2021)
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spellingShingle	irritable bowel syndrome prevalence vitamin d deficiency Medicine (General) R5-920 Abashesh Bhandari Ashlesha Chaudhary Low Vitamin D Levels in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome of a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
description	Introduction: Vitamin D deficiency is one of the common disorders prevalent among both developed and developing countries. Irritable Bowel Syndrome has been linked to many diseases and conditions, one of them being Vitamin D deficiency. To the best of our knowledge, no study of vitamin D deficiency status has been done yet in Nepalese setup. This study aims to find out the prevalence of low levels of Vitamin D in patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome attending the outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome attending the outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal between November 2020 and July 2021. Ethical approval was taken from the Institutional Review Committee of Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital (Ref No: 027-077/078). Convenient sampling was done. The collected data was entered and analyzed in Microsoft Excel. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and proportion for binary data. Results: Out of a total of 71 patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, the prevalence of low levels of vitamin D was 44 (61.97%) (95% Confidence Interval= 50.67-73.26). Out of the patients with low vitamin levels, insufficiency was seen in 23 (52.27%) and deficiency was seen in 21 (47.72%). Conclusions: Our study found the prevalence of low Vitamin D levels among patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome to be lower when compared to other studies.
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title	Low Vitamin D Levels in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome of a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
title_short	Low Vitamin D Levels in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome of a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
title_full	Low Vitamin D Levels in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome of a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
title_fullStr	Low Vitamin D Levels in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome of a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
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Low Vitamin D Levels in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome of a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

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