DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2013.v01i06.0047

Pages: 863-866

Vitamin D deficiency was recognized as a health problem affect many different countries even a sunny area such as Middle East. Previous study done in Saudi Arabia among children and female had shown high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in this area. Our study was done to demonstrate the prevalence of this problem among Saudi males.A total of 316 healthy Saudi males aged 30-50 years were included in this study. BMI, serum levels of calcium, phosphorus, ALP, iPTH, and vitamin D were measured beside the level of sun exposure for each individual.Nearly 98.80% of our subjects were suffering from vitamin D deficiency. Only iPTH level showed significant differences between severe, moderate, mild deficient and sufficient groups. Significant negative correlation of calcium and phosphorus levels was observed with age. Only vitamin D level was showed a negative correlation with iPTH level. In conclusion, Vitamin D deficiency is common among Saudi adult. Supplementation of this vitamin is recommended to prevent vitamin D deficiency complication in the future.