Open AccessRole of parathyroid hormone in determination of fat mass in patients with Vitamin D deficiency
Author(s) -
Raman K. Marwaha,
MK Garg,
Namita Mahalle,
Kuntal Bhadra,
Nikhil Tandon
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/ijem.ijem_42_17
Subject(s) - medicine , parathyroid hormone , vitamin d deficiency , vitamin d and neurology , endocrinology , fat mass , body mass index , calcium
Obesity has become a global epidemic and it is rising is Asia. Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) is widely prevalent in the Indian subcontinent. Studies have linked VDD to obesity and shown correlation between parathyroid hormone (PTH), 25-hydroxy Vitamin D (25(OH)D), and fat mass (FM). However, studies on the role of PTH among subjects with VDD are lacking.