Vitamin D Status in Saudis with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

Khalid Aljabri, S.^1*, Samia Bokhari, A.¹ & Turky Alharthy, A.²

¹Department of Endocrinology, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
²College of Medicine, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Dr. Khalid Aljabri, S., Department of Endocrinology, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Keywords: Vitamin D; Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

Abstract

Background
Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency are common in youth; especially in youth with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) and type 2 diabetes (T2DM). This study was conducted to determine vitamin D status among Saudi patients with T1DM and T2DM.
Methods
A cross-sectional single centre study was conducted in 421 Saudi patients with diabetes between January to December 2018. The serum concentration of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) and HbA1c were measured.
Results
There were 286 patients with T1DM, 155 (54.2%) male and 131 (45.8%) female. The mean age was 16.1 ±2.1 years (12-19 years). The mean and median 25(OH)D concentrations were 43.0 ±22.4 and 37.7nmol/l respectively. The prevalence of different vitamin D status were; 71.3?ficient, 19.9% insufficient and 8.7% sufficient. Moreover, VDD was significantly more prevalent among males than females (54.2% vs. 45.8% respectively, p=0.01) with male to female ratio 1.2:1.0. In addition, there was no statistically significant different between HbA1c and different vitamin D status groups.

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