Is this D vitamin to worry about? Vitamin D insufficiency in an inpatient sample

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 thi..