title: Vitamin D deficiency and possible link with Bony pain and onset of Osteoporosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore if vitamin D deficiency had a direct correlation with bone pain or if it contributes in any way to the onset of osteoporosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  The cross sectional Study was conducted from February to May 2014, presented at Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, and comprised Orthopaedic outpatients. Who were questioned, examined and counselled, before a questionnaire was filled that included questions about their complaint, and its severity. Several blood test reports were incorporated including serum Vitamin D, to evaluate kidney and liver functions. Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry scans of the lumber and hip regions were also included. Data was collected manually and analysed using SPSS version 16.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age of the 65 subjects, was 52.±16 SD years, and 54(83.1%) were overweight with body mass index of 29.7kg/m2. Besides, 61(93.8%) had a positive association of low vitamin D levels as a causative agent for bone pain with mean pain severity index 6±1 SD. On the other hand 25(38.5%) were diagnosed as cases of osteoporosis, and, of them, 21(84%) had low vitamin D levels.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Deficiency of vitamin D was directly related to the intensity of bone pain. Some patients had vitamin D deficiency along with osteoporosis, which may have aggravating effect in this context.
authors.affiliation: Liaquat National Hospital Karachi.
authors.forename: Syed Kamran Ali
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Liaquat National Hospital Karachi.
authors.forename: Intikhab
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Taufiq
authors.affiliation: Liaquat National Hospital Karachi.
authors.forename: Muhammad Kazim Rahim
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Najjad
authors.affiliation: Liaquat National Hospital Karachi.
authors.forename: Syed Danish
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.affiliation: Liaquat National Hospital Karachi.
authors.forename: Muhammad Ather
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
keywords: Vitamin D deficiency, Osteoporosis, Adults.