DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2021.v09i03.008

Pages: 342-347

Introduction: Vitamin D deficiency is common in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Vitamin D status may have a causal role in the onset of T2DM and may influence glycemic control in these patients. The present cross-sectional study was done among newly diagnosed 110 T2DM patients. Serum 25(OH) D was measured in all and classified as normal (≥30ng/mL), insufficient (>20 to 29.9ng/mL), and deficient (≤20ng/mL). The mean serum 25(OH) D level was 27.91±2.58ng/mL (mean±SEM). Aim of the Study: Aim of the study was to find out the vitamin D status in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients in. Material & Methods: This cross-sectional study comprising of 110 newly detected subjects with T2DM was conducted in the outpatient department of M Abdur Rahim Medical College, Dinajpur, Bangladesh during the period from January 2019 to December 2019. One hundred and ten (110) participants were selected maintaining an inclusion criteria. Obesity status was determined by body mass index (BMI) categories applicable for the Asian Indians. The relevant Data were analyzed by using Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS), version 23.0 software (SPSS Inc; Chicago, IL, USA). Results: Among the study subjects, 30% were Vit-D deficient, 36% were Vit-D insufficient and 34% had normal 25(OH) D. There was no statistical difference of 25(OH)D level between the younger (age <40 years) and older (≥40 years) patients (28.31±4.3 vs. 27.44±2.6ng/mL, mean±SEM; p=0.869); males and females (26.79±2.1 vs. 31.09±8.2ng/mL, mean±SEM; p=0.470); among smokers, non-smokers and ex-smokers (26.86±4.31, 27.10±2.49 and 42.62±1.71ng/mL respectively, mean±SEM; p=0.363); among normal weight, overweight and obese (30.61±6.16, 35.61±9.52 and 24.27±1.71ng/mL respectively, mean±SEM; p=0.191); and among normotensive, borderline hypertensive and hypertensive (25.29±2.46, 32.57±5.32 and 20.84±3.66ng/mL respectively, mean±SEM; p=0.277) patients. 25(OH) D level showed significant negative correlation.......