The study of serum vitamin D levels in patients with spinal cord injuries

Shahrbanoo  Kazemi; Seyedeh Zahra  Emami-Razavi; Mohaddeseh Azadvari; Mohaddeseh Azadvari

The study of serum vitamin D levels in patients with spinal cord injuries

Shahrbanoo Kazemi ¹ , Seyedeh Zahra Emami-Razavi ² and Mohaddeseh Azadvari ^{3
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Authors Information

¹ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Andorra

² Spinal Cord Injuries Research Center, Andorra

³ Imam Khomeini Hospital, Andorra

Article information

Annals of Military and Health Sciences Research: December 31, 2014, 12 (4); e62991
Published Online: December 25, 2014
Article Type: Original Article
Received: September 24, 2014
Accepted: November 21, 2014

To Cite: Kazemi S, Emami-Razavi S Z , Azadvari M. The study of serum vitamin D levels in patients with spinal cord injuries, Ann Mil Health Sci Res. 2014 ;12(4):e62991.

Abstract

Results: The mean of calcium and vitamin D serum levels were 8.33 mg/dL and 15.30 ng/mL, respectively. Of the participants, 64.6% had vitamin D deficiency and 18.4% had insufficient level of vitamin D. Only in 7.5% of the patients the level of vitamin D was sufficient. In addition, 50.3% of the participants were afflicted with hypocalcaemia and the rest had normal level of calcium.

Conclusion: According our study many of spinal cord injured patients suffer from vitamin D deficiency. Considering the major complications caused by deficiency of vitamin D, prevention and treatment of this complication appears to be crucial in such patients

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