{"id":5086,"date":"2023-03-28T15:24:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T13:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jphres.org\/?p=5086"},"modified":"2023-04-02T14:06:18","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T12:06:18","slug":"prevalence-of-vitamin-d-insufficiency-in-qatar-a-systematic-review-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jphres.us.com\/index.php\/jphres\/article\/view\/108\/","title":{"rendered":"Prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency in Qatar: a systematic review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4081\/jphr.2012.e36<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Alaa Badawi<\/b><br \/>\nPublic Health Consultant Supreme Council of Health Doha, Qatar Research Scientist and Chronic Disease Research Program Lead Public Health Agency of Canada, Qatar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Paul Arora<\/b><br \/>\nNone, Canada<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Eman Sadoun<\/b><br \/>\nAffiliation not present<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Al-Anoud Al-Thani<\/b><br \/>\nAffiliation not present<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Mohamed H. Al Thani<\/b><br \/>\nAffiliation not present<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Abstract<\/h4>\n<div id=\"articleAbstract\">\n<div id=\"content_articleAbstract\">Qatar has a high burden of chronic diseases including obesity, cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Low serum vitamin D levels have been implicated in the development and progression of a range of these chronic conditions. The prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency or deficiency in the general population of Qatar has still not been investigated. The aim of this study was to carry out a systematic review of published studies documenting the prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency or deficiency in the Qatari population. A search strategy was developed for online databases (PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE, Embase and Embase Classic) between 1980 to the last week of August 2012, and bibliographies of the included studies were further searched for additional reports. Search terms used were QATAR and VITAMIN D. Studies reporting the serum levels of vitamin D in several Qatari sub-populations were identified. Weighted-average vitamin D serum levels and prevalence of low vitamin D status (&lt;75 nmol\/L) were calculated. Subgroup analysis was carried out by age. The quality of each study was evaluated according to four criteria: national representativeness, representation of males and females, the sample size, and the sampling protocol. A total of 16 relevant publications were identified, and 8 of these (reporting from 7 unique studies) met our inclusion and exclusion criteria with a total number of 1,699 Qatari subjects. The pooled sample size weighted-average vitamin D concentration (\u00b1SD) was 45.3\u00b114.3 nmol\/L (95% CI: 44.6-46.0; range 29.2-66.9 nmol\/L). The weighted-average prevalence of low vitamin D status was 90.4% (95% CI: 90.1-91.0; range 83%-91%). Age was inversely correlated with vitamin D levels and directly with its insufficiency\/deficiency prevalence. There have only been a few studies on the prevalence of low vitamin D in Qatar a very high prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency\/deficiency in Qatar that increases with age has been suggested. The present report underlines the need to develop a nationally representative study to further evaluate vitamin D status in Qatar. Given the growing evidence of the role of vitamin D in chronic disease, this study could help develop public health strategies for disease prevention in Qatar.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"articleSubject\"><span style=\"color: #111111; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 19px;\">Keywords<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Qatar, vitamin D, prevalence, prevention, public health, systematic review<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4081\/jphr.2012.e36 Alaa Badawi Public Health Consultant Supreme Council of Health Doha, Qatar Research Scientist and Chronic Disease Research Program Lead Public Health Agency of Canada, Qatar Paul Arora None, Canada Eman Sadoun Affiliation not present Al-Anoud Al-Thani Affiliation not present Mohamed H. 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