1Health Sciences University of Mongolia
2Gurvan Gal Teaching Hospital of HSUM
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Vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency is prevalent in practically every segment of the countries’ population, including children and young adults. This worldwide problem remains generally unrecognized and untreated.
To our knowledge, no study on vitamin D deficiency was conducted in Mongolia in an occupational setting. Purpose of the study is the identification of the vitamin D status in Mongolia..
An analytical cross sectional study was conducted in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. We studied a total of 73 (20 male, 53 female) participants, apparently healthy adults (aged 21-96 years, mean age 58.5 years). Data were collected during an one year period from Jan 1, 2011-Jan 1, 2012 in the Gurvan gal teaching hospital of HSUM. All statistical analyses were performed using SPSS for Windows 17.0. Informed written consent was obtained from all participants.
We enrolled 73 participants in the study (mean age 58.5 years): 27.3% male (n=20, mean age 45 years), 72.7% female (n=53, mean age 58.5 years), and 69.8% were less than 50 years old. All participants were from Ulaanbaatar. No participants were taking calcium or vitamin D as a supplement. None had a parathyroid problem, chronic kidney disease, liver disease or other medical conditions, which might affect vitamin D metabolism. No significant differences between females and males were observed for 25-OH vitamin D3 values (20 [4-17.89] ng/ml versus 53 [4-20.06]ng/ml; p=0.3). The prevalence of severe vitamin D deficiency in all participants was 72.6%, vitamin D deficiency levels were found in in 26.0%, and insufficient vitamin D levels were identified for 1.36%, respectively.
As having a nomadic culture in Mongolia for many centuries, it is fact that there is an increasing migration of citizens from the countryside to the capital city UB in the last 10 years. This urbanization movement has changed the lifestyle of people. Finally, the sedentary (indoor) lifestyle and improper diet causes the vitamin D deficiency.
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