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16.Vitamin-D Deficiency in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease: A Single Center Cross-Sectional Study
Muhammad Daud1, Fahad Shaheen1, Nauman2 and Jawad3
ABSTRACT
Objective: To assess the level of (vitamin-D) in patients having chronic liver disease.
Study Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the department of Gastroenterology, Muhammad Medical College Peshawar from 1st November 2022 to 1st May 2023.
Methods: The institutional review board approved a descriptive cross-sectional research at the department of gastroenterology, Muhammad Medical College Peshawar, from November 2022 to May 2023 to assess (vitamin-D) individuals with chronic liver disease and elevated ) levels. A easy sampling approach identified 127 male and female participants. A well-designed questionnaire was used to collect information from the participants. SPSS 24 was used to adequately analyse the data.
Results: The present study includes 127 patients. Participants' average age was 49.33, with a standard deviation of 10.33. 14.33. 93 (73.22 %) of them were males and 34 (26.77 %) were female participants. 54.33 % of them had hepatitis C, while hepatitis B 19.68 % of patients. 91(71.65 %) individuals have a deficiency of (vitamin-D).
Conclusion: The study concluded that most of the patients having chronic liver disease were from hepatitis B and C. 71.65 % of the patients were deficient in (vitamin-D), with which more women were (vitamin-D) deficient than males, however, more males had a chronic liver disease. Therefore, further study over a large area needed to be conducted to find out the exact and more precise level of (vitamin-D) in CLD patients, in order to treat them accordingly.
Key Words: hepatitis B,C, Chronic liver disease, Non-Alcoholic Fatty-Liver-Disease