Online ISSN: 2515-8260

Study of prevalence of vitamin d deficiency and its association with diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and cardiovascular diseases among the doctors of Belagavi City, India

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1Vilas Honnakatti, 2Pratap Budhya, 3Shubham Malawadi

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Vitamin D (Vit D) deficiency has been studied among various Indian populations with conflicting results. There is a paucity of data connecting the link between Vit D deficiency among the doctors who are particularly at risk of developing and causes of increase in insulin resistance, hypertension, inflammation, and increased cardiovascular risk. Also, the association between Vit D deficiency and diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and cardiovascular diseases is unclear. Given these observations, we would like to study the prevalence of Vit D deficiency among the doctors of Belagavi city of India

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