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dc.contributor.author | Berk, M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Jacka, F. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Williams, L. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ng, F. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Dodd, S. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Pasco, J. | - |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 2008; 42(10):874-878 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0004-8674 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1440-1614 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2440/55326 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between reduced serum vitamin D levels and psychiatric illness. Method: This study was an audit of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) levels measured routinely in a sample of 53 inpatients in a private psychiatric clinic. These levels were compared with those of controls without psychiatric illness. Results: The median levels of serum 25-OHD were 43.0 nmol L−1 (range 20–102 nmol L−1) in the patient population, 46.0 nmol L−1 (range 20–102 nmol L−1) in female patients (n =33) and 41.5 nmol L−1 (range 22–97 nmol L−1) in male patients (n =20). The proportion of vitamin D insufficiency (serum 25-OHD ≤50 nmol L−1) in this patient population was 58%. Furthermore, 11% had moderate deficiency (serum 25-OHD ≤25 nmol L−1). There was a 29% difference between mean levels in the patient population and control sample (geometric mean age- and season-adjusted levels: 46.4 nmol L−1 (95% confidence interval (CI) =38.6–54.9 nmol L−1) vs 65.3 nmol L−1 (95%CI =63.2–67.4 nmol L−1), p <0.001). Conclusion: Low levels of serum 25-OHD were found in this patient population. These data add to the literature suggesting an association between vitamin D insufficiency and psychiatric illness, and suggest that routine monitoring of vitamin D levels may be of benefit given the high yield of clinically relevant findings. | - |
dc.description.statementofresponsibility | Michael Berk, Felice N. Jacka, Lana J. Williams, Felicity Ng, Seetal Dodd and Julie A. Pasco | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | Blackwell Publishing Asia | - |
dc.source.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00048670802345516 | - |
dc.subject | Humans | - |
dc.subject | Bone Diseases, Metabolic | - |
dc.subject | Vitamin D Deficiency | - |
dc.subject | Vitamin D | - |
dc.subject | Hospitalization | - |
dc.subject | Depressive Disorder, Major | - |
dc.subject | Seasons | - |
dc.subject | Bone Density | - |
dc.subject | Adult | - |
dc.subject | Aged | - |
dc.subject | Aged, 80 and over | - |
dc.subject | Middle Aged | - |
dc.subject | Hospitals, Private | - |
dc.subject | Female | - |
dc.subject | Male | - |
dc.subject | Young Adult | - |
dc.title | Is this D Vitamin to worry about? Vitamin D insufficiency in an inpatient sample | - |
dc.type | Journal article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/00048670802345516 | - |
pubs.publication-status | Published | - |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 5 Psychiatry publications |
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