Serum Vitamin D3 Levels in Patients with Telogen Effluvium in Duhok Governorate
April 2023
in “
Dohuk medical journal
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TLDR People with telogen effluvium often have much lower vitamin D levels than healthy individuals.
The study conducted at Azadi Teaching Hospital in Duhok city, Kurdistan Region-Iraq, involved 100 subjects, 50 of whom had telogen effluvium and 50 were healthy controls. The results showed that patients with telogen effluvium had significantly lower levels of serum total vitamin D compared to the healthy controls. Specifically, 62% of the patients were severely deficient in vitamin D, 26% were insufficient, and only 12% had sufficient levels. The mean vitamin D level for patients was 6.93 ± 3.56, significantly lower than the mean of 21.10 ± 11.88 for healthy controls. The study concluded that there is a high prevalence rate of vitamin D deficiency among patients with telogen effluvium.
