LAPSE:2023.28365
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LAPSE:2023.28365
Association between Vitamin D Status and Health Status of Adults in Western Libya
Badriyah Aljazzaf, Rabia Alghazeer, Abubaker I. Swehli, Mabruk Erhuma, Entisar Elgmati, Masud S. Muammer, Taher Torban, Ammar AL-Farga, Wafa S. Alansari, Areej A. Eskandrani, Ghalia Shamlan, Mohamed A. Al-Griw
April 11, 2023
Vitamin D (VitD) is essential for health and preventing diseases. This study aimed to investigate the possible association between VitD status and health status in 306 Libyan male and female young adults (18−25 Y) and adults (26−65 Y). There were 89.54% of subjects that had VitD levels below normal (<30 ng/mL), of which 45.42% were VitD deficient (<10 ng/mL) and 44.12% were VitD insufficient (10−29.9 ng/mL). VitD deficiency was associated with higher fasting blood sugar (FBS), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and triacylglycerol (TAG) levels. Young adults had lower VitD levels than adults, which was associated with some health conditions. VitD insufficiency was associated with higher body mass index (BMI) values in adults, especially females, with higher FBS levels in adult males and higher hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels in adult females. VitD deficiency in young adults was associated with higher TAG levels (more likely in adults) and lower high-density lipoprotein (HDL) values. Furthermore, VitD deficient adult females appeared to have a higher risk of sleeping problems, psychological disorders, headache, and osteoporosis, whereas their male counterparts appeared to be at a higher risk of developing obesity and diabetes mellitus (DM). Findings showed a serious prevalence of VitD inadequacy in the Libyan population, which appears to negatively affect health status and be associated with some disease conditions.
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adult, deficiency, epidemiological study, health status, insufficiency, malnutrition, Vitamin D, Western Libya, young adult
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Aljazzaf B, Alghazeer R, Swehli AI, Erhuma M, Elgmati E, Muammer MS, Torban T, AL-Farga A, Alansari WS, Eskandrani AA, Shamlan G, Al-Griw MA. Association between Vitamin D Status and Health Status of Adults in Western Libya. (2023). LAPSE:2023.28365
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Aljazzaf B: Department of Food Sciences and Nutrition, College of Health Sciences, The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training, Kuwait 23167, Kuwait
Alghazeer R: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Tripoli, Tripoli 50676, Libya [ORCID]
Swehli AI: Department of Zoology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Tripoli, Tripoli 13227, Libya
Erhuma M: Biochemistry Unit, Central Lab, Tripoli Central Hospital, Tripoli 14327, Libya
Elgmati E: Department of Statistics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Tripoli, Tripoli 13227, Libya
Muammer MS: Department of Zoology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Tripoli, Tripoli 13227, Libya
Torban T: Biochemistry Unit, Central Lab, Tripoli Central Hospital, Tripoli 14327, Libya
AL-Farga A: Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, University of Jeddah, Jeddah 21577, Saudi Arabia [ORCID]
Alansari WS: Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, University of Jeddah, Jeddah 21577, Saudi Arabia
Eskandrani AA: Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Medina 30002, Saudi Arabia
Shamlan G: Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Food and agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11362, Saudi Arabia
Al-Griw MA: Department of Histology and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tripoli, Tripoli 13160, Libya
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11
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3
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930
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2023
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2023-03-18
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2227-9717
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