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    8 in 10 people in Chennai suffer from lack of Vitamin D, reveals Metropolis Healthcare Study

    Written by supriya kashyap kashyap Published On 2017-04-07T10:12:46+05:30  |  Updated On 7 April 2017 10:12 AM IST
    8 in 10 people in Chennai suffer from lack of Vitamin D, reveals Metropolis Healthcare Study

    Chennai : Vitamin D is produced by the body in response to skin being exposed to sunlight and is hence known as the Sunshine vitamin. Vitamin D is essential for strong bones as it helps the body use calcium from the diet. Vitamin D deficiency can lead to bone mineralization, leading to bone softening diseases as rickets in children and osteomalacia and osteoporosis in adults.



    A data analysis of over 103563 samples between the age group of 0 & 80 years over five years from 2012 to 2016 revealed



    1. 20% of the total samples tested showed Vitamin D deficiency

    2. 60% of samples tested show insufficient Vitamin D presence

    3. Age group of 10-20 years showed maximum insufficiency or deficiency of Vitamin D at over a staggering 88%






























































































    Age GroupDeficientHypervitaminosisInsufficientSufficientGrand Total
    0 to 101211162474112577371
    10 to 2011113229775084628
    20 to 303094757247120611622
    30 to 40411013611368224417858
    40 to 50427517113391312520962
    50 to 60318615511795347318609
    60 to 7021811838184306913617
    70 to 80115492400216646912
    Above 803634310874911984
    Grand Total2068510496479217037103563

    Among the total samples received from women



    • Over 60% of the total samples showed insufficient Vitamin D with a major chunk in the age bracket of 40-50 years

    • 21% of the total samples showed Vitamin D deficiency

    • In the age groups of 0-10 years, almost 81% samples showed a lack of Vitamin D and in the age group of 10-20 years an alarmingly high 89.5% showed lack of Vitamin D


    Among the samples received from men,



    • Almost 65% were detected with insufficient Vitamin D

    • 18% of the total samples showed deficiency of Vitamin D

    • In the 0-10 years age bracket, 80% samples showed lack of Vitamin D while in the age bracket of 10-20 years, over 85% showed lack of Vitamin D


    Commenting on the analysis, Dr Rajesh Bendre, Chief of Laboratory Services, Metropolis Healthcare said ‘Majority of the population is not aware that they may be deficient to Vitamin D and symptoms such as fatigue and aches are ignored. Recent studies in India indicate that despite exposure to sunlight for 30 minutes, adequate levels of vitamin D is not synthesized in the body. One reason to this could be due to our ethnicity and dark complexions. There is a clear need for supplementing the diet. It is important to get tested for vitamin deficiencies and seek medical help to correct the deficiency.”


    Additionally Dr. Anita Suryanarayan, Vice President, Operations (South India), Metropolis Healthcare Ltd said, “The cases of patients suffering from Vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency have been steadily rising in India. Men, Women and Children are equally affected. A major contributing factor for this has been closed-door work life and the Indian lifestyle. Vitamin D is also found in certain foods which need to be included in the daily diets of the people. Foods high in Vitamin D are fish, beef liver, egg yolks. Vegetarians can consume almond milk, soy milk, orange juice, cereals and mushrooms. Our lifestyle doesn’t actively allow us to consume the right foods or give us time to get the daily dose of sunshine required by the body to create Vitamin D. Kids today do not play out in the sun as much as they do and this can easily result in a Vitamin D deficiency.”



    Data Snapshot: Females





















































































    Age GroupDeficientHyper-vitaminosisInsufficientSufficientGrand Total
    0 to 105496421415493303
    10 to 207921517342792820
    20 to 3025315352599028745
    30 to 402990957874156112520
    40 to 5030461279208218314564
    50 to 6020781237937251712655
    60 to 701458116508521018760
    70 to 8073068227210354105
    Grand Total14380685420341140768506

    Data Snapshot: Males





























































































    Age GroupDeficientHyper-

    vitaminosis
    InsufficientSufficientGrand Total
    0 to 106629826007084068
    10 to 203191712432291808
    20 to 305632219883042877
    30 to 4011204134946835338
    40 to 5012294441839426398
    50 to 6011083238589565954
    60 to 707236730999684857
    70 to 804242417306292807
    Above 8015719563211950
    Grand Total6305364227585630

    35057



    Dr Anita SuryanarayanDr Rajesh BendreMetropolisMetropolis HealthcareVitamin DVitamin D deficiency
    Source : Press Release

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