Status of Serum calcium, phosphorus and Vitamin D

Vitamin D (Vit D) is a necessary constituent for the regulation of serum calcium and phosphorus. The cur- rent study assessed the status of serum calcium and phosphorus with Vitamin D. Serum calcium, phosphorus and 25(OH) Vitamin D were measured in 50 subjects between 16-50 years of age admitted or visited in the L.U.H City and Jamshoro Hospital. The results obtained showed that the serum concentrations of Vitamin D in patients were significantly lower than the healthy controls. However, the concentrations of serum calcium and phosphorus had no significant differences as compared to the controls. Mean serum 25(OH) Vitamin D was 14.15±4.33μg/mL. Mean serum calcium was 9.64±3.21 mg/dL. Mean serum phosphorus was 2.53±0.12 mg/dL. It is suggested that due to its multi system implications patients presenting with different signs & symptoms and especially when to establish a diagnosis is difficult. Health education should be imparted to population and awareness should be created to increase the exposure to sunlight to allowed limits.