Determination of Life Styles of Individuals with Vitamin D Deficiency

Abstract

Objective:This study was conducted to find the lifestyles of individuals with vitamin D deficiency.Materials and Methods:This descriptive study was conducted on 250 individuals with vitamin D deficiency who referred to Erzurum Region Training and Research Hospital Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Outpatient Clinic between April 2015 and October 2015. Questionnaires were used to collect the data.Results:Average vitamin D levels of the individuals were found as 11.82±5.73. It was found that 80.8% of the individuals did not use the vitamin D supplement, while vitamin D levels of those who did not use the supplement and those who used vitamin D drops were found to have significantly low vitamin D levels (p=0.000). Vitamin D levels of the individuals who had a diagnosis period of less than 6 months, those who did not use sun cream, those who were dark and wheat-skinned, those who did not eat fish and those who did not eat cheese were found to be significantly low (p0.05).Conclusion:Individuals who did not take vitamin D supplement, those who used vitamin D drops, those who had a diagnosis period of less than 6 months, those who did not use sun cream, those who did not eat fish and cheese and those who were dark and wheat-skinned had significantly low vitamin D levels.

Keywords

• vitamin d deficiency
• lifestyle
• clothing
• sunbathing
• fish