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To Determine The Frequency Of Vitamin D Deficiency In Patients With ChronicHepatitis C
ISSN: 2617 - 9482Publisher: author   
To Determine The Frequency Of Vitamin D Deficiency In Patients With ChronicHepatitis C
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Publisher: Bahria University Medical And Dental College
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Abstract
ABSTRACTObjective: To determine the frequency of vitamin D deficiency in patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC)Design: It was a Descriptive and Cross Sectional studyPlace and Duration of Study: It was carried out in the Medicine Unit of Pakistan Naval Ship SHIFA, Karachi from Nov29, 2016 to May 29, 2017.Patients and Methods: Approval was sought from Institutional Review Board before carrying out the study. Properhistory, clinical examination and appropriate lab investigations were carried out. Standard techniques were used for bloodsample collection. Site used for blood collection was antecubital fossa. Sterile method was used for fasting sample andabout 10 ml of blood was collected from each patient.Results: A total of 289 patients were included. Strict exclusion and inclusion criteria was used for study cohort. Meanage (years) of study cohort was 34.51+8.32. There were 188 (65.1) male and 101 (34.9) female patients. Patients withCH...