Tariq F Bindaaj
Medical Students, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaPublications
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Research
Vitamin-D Deficiency and its Effect on Bone Profile: An Observational Study
Author(s): Mohammed A Noureddin*, Abdullah S Al-Dosary, Fahad M AlGhamdi, Ziyad M Ali Alshehri, Tariq F Bindaaj and Saud S Alanazi
Background: 25- hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) is an essential vitamin to be regulated in the body. It has a key function in the regulation of calcium, phosphate, and magnesium homeostasis. This study aims to explore the association between vitamin-D and bone profile. Study design: Observational study. Methods: Laboratory results including vitamin D and bone profile had been collected from 197 patients who visited the university hospital between the period of January 2013-March 2018 aging more than or equal to 10 years. Data were analyzed through SPSS. Results: 76.4% of normal PTH patients had decreased vitamin D levels, 80.5% of optimal ALP subjects were vitamin D deficit, 80.1% of people with normal calcium had low vitamin D and 80% of normal serum phosphate patients had lower than nor.. Read More»