Display options
Cite
Badawi A, Arora P, Sadoun E, et al. Prevalence of vitamin d insufficiency in qatar: a systematic review. J Public Health Res. 2012;1(3):229-35doi: 10.4081/jphr.2012.e36.
Badawi, A., Arora, P., Sadoun, E., Al-Thani, A. A., & Thani, M. H. (2012). Prevalence of vitamin d insufficiency in qatar: a systematic review. Journal of public health research, 1(3), 229-35. https://doi.org/10.4081/jphr.2012.e36
Badawi, Alaa, et al. "Prevalence of vitamin d insufficiency in qatar: a systematic review." Journal of public health research vol. 1,3 (2012): 229-35. doi: https://doi.org/10.4081/jphr.2012.e36
Badawi A, Arora P, Sadoun E, Al-Thani AA, Thani MH. Prevalence of vitamin d insufficiency in qatar: a systematic review. J Public Health Res. 2012 Dec 28;1(3):229-35. doi: 10.4081/jphr.2012.e36. eCollection 2012 Dec 28. PMID: 25170469; PMCID: PMC4140375.
Copy Download .nbib Format: NLM
Share it on

J Public Health Res. 2012 Dec 28;1(3):229-35. doi: 10.4081/jphr.2012.e36. eCollection 2012 Dec 28.

Prevalence of vitamin d insufficiency in qatar: a systematic review.

Journal of public health research

Alaa Badawi, Paul Arora, Eman Sadoun, Al-Anoud Al-Thani, Mohamed H Al Thani

Affiliations

  1. Public Health Division, Supreme Council of Health , Doha, Qatar ; Office of Biotechnology, Genomics and Population Health, Public Health Agency of Canada , Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  2. Office of Biotechnology, Genomics and Population Health, Public Health Agency of Canada , Toronto, Ontario, Canada ; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto , Ontario, Canada.
  3. Clinical Research Division, Supreme Council of Health , Doha, Qatar.
  4. Public Health Division, Supreme Council of Health , Doha, Qatar.

PMID: 25170469 PMCID: PMC4140375 DOI: 10.4081/jphr.2012.e36

Abstract

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 (<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 (±SD) was 45.3±14.3 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.

Keywords: Qatar; prevalence; prevention; public health; systematic review; vitamin D

References

  1. J R Soc Health. 1985 Jun;105(3):104-6 - PubMed
  2. J Trop Pediatr. 2010 Apr;56(2):108-10 - PubMed
  3. Diabet Med. 2010 May;27(5):593-7 - PubMed
  4. Public Health Nutr. 2010 Oct;13(10):1528-34 - PubMed
  5. Open Cardiovasc Med J. 2012;6:76-80 - PubMed
  6. Acta Diabetol. 2009 Sep;46(3):183-9 - PubMed
  7. Metab Syndr Relat Disord. 2008 Sep;6(3):177-86 - PubMed
  8. Br J Nutr. 2010 Feb;103(4):549-55 - PubMed
  9. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2011 Sep;8(9):3637-71 - PubMed
  10. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2005 Mar;90(3):1557-62 - PubMed
  11. Diabetes. 2008 Feb;57(2):298-305 - PubMed
  12. Minerva Pediatr. 2009 Feb;61(1):15-22 - PubMed
  13. Environ Health Perspect. 2007 Aug;115(8):1132-9 - PubMed
  14. Saudi Med J. 2011 Sep;32(9):964-5 - PubMed
  15. Metabolism. 2008 Jan;57(1):95-102 - PubMed
  16. Nutr Rev. 2008 Oct;66(10 Suppl 2):S182-94 - PubMed
  17. Biologics. 2011;5:7-19 - PubMed
  18. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. 2012;5:347-55 - PubMed
  19. Nutr Rev. 2008 Oct;66(10 Suppl 2):S153-64 - PubMed
  20. Arch Dis Child. 2010 Oct;95(10):854-5 - PubMed
  21. J Trop Pediatr. 1996 Apr;42(2):121-4 - PubMed
  22. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007 Oct 17;(4):CD006164 - PubMed
  23. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2003 Jan 15;28(2):177-9 - PubMed
  24. Ann Nutr Metab. 2008;53(3-4):215-22 - PubMed
  25. PLoS One. 2012;7(8):e43159 - PubMed
  26. Clin Invest Med. 2011 Dec 01;34(6):E377 - PubMed
  27. Public Health. 2010 Jun;124(6):350-9 - PubMed
  28. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. 2010 May 26;3:173-86 - PubMed
  29. Gene. 2012 Feb 1;493(1):142-7 - PubMed
  30. Gut. 2007 Dec;56(12):1654-64 - PubMed
  31. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2010 Aug;48(8):1091-4 - PubMed
  32. J Nutr Metab. 2012;2012:109037 - PubMed
  33. Osteoporos Int. 2001;12(11):931-5 - PubMed
  34. Diabetes Care. 2004 Dec;27(12):2813-8 - PubMed
  35. Clin Nutr. 2007 Oct;26(5):573-80 - PubMed
  36. Saudi Med J. 2010 Jan;31(1):74-7 - PubMed
  37. Curr Osteoporos Rep. 2011 Dec;9(4):243-50 - PubMed
  38. J Assoc Physicians India. 2011 Nov;59:698-704 - PubMed
  39. J Trop Pediatr. 2011 Aug;57(4):303-6 - PubMed
  40. Diabetes. 2008 Oct;57(10):2619-25 - PubMed
  41. Osteoporos Int. 2009 Nov;20(11):1807-20 - PubMed
  42. Obes Rev. 2011 Jan;12(1):1-13 - PubMed
  43. J Bone Miner Metab. 2008;26(1):86-92 - PubMed
  44. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2007 Mar;103(3-5):620-5 - PubMed
  45. Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2009;60 Suppl 5:60-70 - PubMed
  46. JRSM Short Rep. 2011 Jul;2(7):55 - PubMed
  47. Dermatoendocrinol. 2011 Oct;3(4):235-9 - PubMed
  48. Ann Saudi Med. 2009 Sep-Oct;29(5):378-82 - PubMed
  49. Postgrad Med J. 2000 Jun;76(896):369-72 - PubMed
  50. J Nutr Metab. 2012;2012:436762 - PubMed
  51. Discov Med. 2012 Jun;13(73):397-404 - PubMed
  52. Health Rep. 2010 Mar;21(1):47-55 - PubMed
  53. Ann Intern Med. 2010 Mar 2;152(5):307-14 - PubMed
  54. Eur J Clin Nutr. 1996 May;50(5):315-8 - PubMed
  55. J Bone Miner Res. 2000 Sep;15(9):1856-62 - PubMed
  56. Eur Ann Allergy Clin Immunol. 2011 Jun;43(3):81-8 - PubMed
  57. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 2012;157(2):168-75 - PubMed
  58. Nutr Res Rev. 2009 Jun;22(1):82-92 - PubMed
  59. Stat Med. 1989 Dec;8(12):1485-95 - PubMed
  60. Biometrics. 1977 Mar;33(1):159-74 - PubMed
  61. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2010 Sep;73(3):330-8 - PubMed
  62. J Trop Pediatr. 2010 Feb;56(1):19-26 - PubMed

Publication Types