Vitamin d status, associated occupational factors and the response to vitamin d therapy at 3 month followup: A study based on Kashmiri population presenting with nonspecific musculoskeltal symptoms in a tertiary care centre

Abstract

Vitamin D also known as sunshine harmone plays a vital role in calcium homeostasis, cell proliferation and differentiation, regulation of immune system and integrity of neuromuscular system. This study was done to know the occupational relationship of vitamin D Levels in patients presenting to our hospital with multiple symptoms and response to vitamin Dsupplement at three month follow up. A total of 938 patients with nonspecific musculoskeltal complaints were included in our interventional study (March2019-january 2020).Housewife females, chair bound office workers and students were the majority of patients with vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency as reported in our study. Sixty four percent (64%) patients at the final followup responded to vitamin D treatment.