Open AccessPrevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency Between Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients and Non-Diabetics in the Arab Gulf
Author(s) -
Muhammed Hassan Nasr,
Bassam Abdul Rasool Hassan,
Noordin Othman,
Mahmathi Karuppannan,
Noorizan Binti Abdulaziz,
Ali Haider Mohammed,
Mohammed Ahmed Alsarani,
Mohammed Husain Eskembaji,
Abdelmannan Mohamed Aman,
Gamil Othman
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s350626
Subject(s) - medicine , vitamin d deficiency , type 2 diabetes mellitus , diabetes mellitus , vitamin d and neurology , cross sectional study , vitamin , endocrinology , pathology
The link between the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and vitamin D deficiency has perplexed the medical society due to the controversy in the data available. Saudi Arabia (SA) is a sunny region; however, ample amount of data reported the increased prevalence of vitamin D deficiency along with T2DM. Thus, this study aimed to compare vitamin D deficiency between healthy and T2DM patients in SA, alongside with the risk factors associated with that.