1. Akhtar Ali Baloch 2. Munir Hussain Siddiqui 3. Babar Bashir 4. Uzma Majid 5. Afzal Qasim 6. Aurangzaib 7. Jawad-us-Salam 8. Muhammad Masroor 9. Qamar un Nisa

1. Assoc. Prof. of Medicine, DIMC, DUHS, Karachi 2, 3 & 4. Asstt. Profs. of Medicine, DIMC, DUHS, Karachi 

5. Asstt. Prof. of Cardiology, Ojha Institute of Chest Diseases, DUHS, Karachi 6. Assoc. Prof. of Medicine, DUHS,

Karachi 7. Asstt. Prof. of Neurology, DIMC, DUHS, Karachi 8. Prof. of Medicine, DUHS, Karachi 

9. Asstt. Prof. of Neurology, DIMC, DUHS, Karachi

ABSTRACT

Objective: To assess the Vitamin D levels in patients diagnosed as fibromyalgia in patients attending Dow University Hospital Karachi.

Study Design: Descriptive study

Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at Dow University Hospital, Karachi from 21^st January 2013 to 30^th December 2013.

Materials and Methods: 83 patients were selected from the outpatient department of medicine OPD. Results:  among 83 patients who were enrolled in the study 60 (72.71%) were male and 23were (27.71) were females ages were between 7 and 70 years. the vitamin D levels ranged between 2 and 58with mean vitamin D level found to be 12,58 which is counted as moderate deficiency. 

Results: 83 patients with fibromyalgia were included in study. Among them who were enrolled in the study 60 (72.28%) were male and 23 (27.71%) were females .The subjects included in study age between 17 and 70 with mean age of 39.69 years. The fibromyalgia was gauged on clinical assessment. Vitamin D levels were classified. Vitamin D levels ranged between 2 and 58 with mean 12.58. As objective of study to assess vit D levels in diagnosed fibromyalgia patients in our population it was found that relationship between two parameters in significant.

Conclusion: Vitamin D deficiency is frequently diagnosed in patients with fibromyalgia and nonspecific musculoskeletal pain in study population.

Key Words: Vitamin D deficiency, fibromyalgia, musculoskeletal pain.