Aysha Habib Khan.
Seven Decades of Vitamin D research in Pakistan: Too little, too much or just right!.
J Pak Med Assoc Jan ;68(12):1742-3.

Pakistan has one of the highest reported incidence of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) in studies conducted worldwide and within Pakistan. Data mining of vitamin D (VD) testing and small scale community studies from our center in the last decade indicates that VDD in Pakistan is not limited to gender, age group or province 1,2 .Significant correlates of bone health in community dwelling females in Karachi are serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25OHD) levels, duration of sun exposure, and wearing veil while determinants of VD levels were identified to be age, town of residence and housing structure. High and low-income localities of both urban and rural environments are identified at risk of VDD. 3,4M. Secondary hyperparathyroidism (sHPT), high bone turnover and other parathyroid hormone related disorders are identified.

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