title: Profile of vitamin D in a cohort of physicians and diabetologists in Kolkata.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Vitamin D deficiency has been documented across all age groups and both sexes from India. However, there is paucity of data on vitamin D deficiency in a particular cohort of population.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess the vitamin D status in a cohort of physicians and diabetologists in Kolkata.
  
  
  METHODS
  An observational cross sectional study carried out in the month of December 2011 in a cohort of 40 physicians and diabetologists in Kolkata.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 40 subjects were studied. Mean age of the cohort was 52.22 ± 10.91. Mean serum vitamin D level was 13.02 ± 4.77 ng/ml. Nearly 92.5% and 5.0% of subjects had vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in physicians and diabetologists in Kolkata.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, IPGMER and SSKM Hospital, 244 AJC Bose Road, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Arjun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baidya
authors.forename: Subhankar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chowdhury
authors.forename: Satinath
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukhopadhyay
authors.forename: Sujoy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghosh
keywords: Bone mineral density; Kolkata; highly prevalent; physicians and diabetologists; vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency
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