Jamali Mohammed A, Abdeen Suad M, Mathew Thazhumpal C
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, KWT.
Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, KWT.
Cureus. 2024 Dec 17;16(12):e75911. doi: 10.7759/cureus.75911. eCollection 2024 Dec.
This study aims to investigate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among healthy young medical and dental students at Kuwait University.
This cross-sectional study included a total of 201 medical and dental students (male = 99; female = 102) at Kuwait University. Blood samples were collected to assess 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) by electrochemiluminescence (ECL) immunoassay, and a questionnaire was distributed to address related qualitative data. P-values less than 0.05 were considered significant.
Vitamin D deficiency (<50 nmol/L) was reported in 171 (85.1%) of the participants. A total of 17 (8.5%) participants exhibited insufficient vitamin D (50.1-75 nmol/L), and only 13 (6.5%) students had optimal vitamin D (>75 nmol/L). According to gender, vitamin D deficiency was more common in male students (89, 89.9%) compared to females (82, 80.4%). Vitamin D levels for students in the clinical academic years (sixth and fifth years) were significantly higher (P < 0.001) compared to the non-clinical years (fourth, third, and second years).
The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency was very high among medical and dental students of Kuwait University. The students with high academic years suffered more from vitamin D deficiency.
本研究旨在调查科威特大学健康年轻医科和牙科学生中维生素D缺乏的患病率。
这项横断面研究纳入了科威特大学总共201名医科和牙科学生（男性99名；女性102名）。采集血样，通过电化学发光（ECL）免疫测定法评估25-羟基维生素D（25(OH)D），并发放问卷以获取相关定性数据。P值小于0.05被认为具有统计学意义。
171名（85.1%）参与者报告维生素D缺乏（<50 nmol/L）。共有17名（8.5%）参与者维生素D水平不足（50.1 - 75 nmol/L），只有13名（6.5%）学生维生素D水平最佳（>75 nmol/L）。按性别划分，男性学生中维生素D缺乏更为常见（89名，89.9%），而女性为（82名，80.4%）。临床学年（第六年和第五年）的学生维生素D水平显著高于非临床学年（第四年、第三年和第二年）（P < 0.001）。
科威特大学医科和牙科学生中维生素D缺乏的患病率非常高。高年级学生维生素D缺乏情况更严重。
