Prevention and Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency in India: An Expert Group Consensus
Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in India, yet no standardized guidelines exist for classifying vitamin D status or its prevention and treatment. Even more, there is no consensus specific to vitamin D supplementation for the Indian population, and there are inconsistencies in the cut-off val...
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| author | Sanjay Kalra Abdul H. Zargar Ashok K. Das Arjun Baidya Arundhati Dasgupta Chitra Selvan Ganapathi Bantwal Nitin Kapoor Om J. Lakhani Pankaj K. Agarwal Sarita Bajaj Vijaya Sarathi Vitamin D Consensus Steering Committee |
| author_facet | Sanjay Kalra Abdul H. Zargar Ashok K. Das Arjun Baidya Arundhati Dasgupta Chitra Selvan Ganapathi Bantwal Nitin Kapoor Om J. Lakhani Pankaj K. Agarwal Sarita Bajaj Vijaya Sarathi Vitamin D Consensus Steering Committee |
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| description | Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in India, yet no standardized guidelines exist for classifying vitamin D status or its prevention and treatment. Even more, there is no consensus specific to vitamin D supplementation for the Indian population, and there are inconsistencies in the cut-off values for deficiency, severe deficiency, and insufficiency across various guidelines, which this evidence-based consensus seeks to resolve, thus guiding healthcare professionals in identifying, preventing, and managing vitamin D deficiency. An expert group of 41 endocrinologists from across India developed the consensus using the DELPHI method, achieving over 90% agreement on all recommendations. The consensus defines vitamin D deficiency, severe deficiency, and insufficiency, recommending supplementation strategies to maintain physiological 25(OH) D levels of 40–60 ng/mL (100–150 nmol/L). Tailored treatment regimens for neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults, the elderly, pregnant and lactating women, and individuals with co-morbid conditions are provided to ensure optimal health for all age groups in India. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-18e5b7610bfe4d0584a08156c37393a22025-08-20T02:05:21ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism2230-82102230-95002025-01-01291132610.4103/ijem.ijem_264_24Prevention and Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency in India: An Expert Group ConsensusSanjay KalraAbdul H. ZargarAshok K. DasArjun BaidyaArundhati DasguptaChitra SelvanGanapathi BantwalNitin KapoorOm J. LakhaniPankaj K. AgarwalSarita BajajVijaya SarathiVitamin D Consensus Steering CommitteeVitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in India, yet no standardized guidelines exist for classifying vitamin D status or its prevention and treatment. Even more, there is no consensus specific to vitamin D supplementation for the Indian population, and there are inconsistencies in the cut-off values for deficiency, severe deficiency, and insufficiency across various guidelines, which this evidence-based consensus seeks to resolve, thus guiding healthcare professionals in identifying, preventing, and managing vitamin D deficiency. An expert group of 41 endocrinologists from across India developed the consensus using the DELPHI method, achieving over 90% agreement on all recommendations. The consensus defines vitamin D deficiency, severe deficiency, and insufficiency, recommending supplementation strategies to maintain physiological 25(OH) D levels of 40–60 ng/mL (100–150 nmol/L). Tailored treatment regimens for neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults, the elderly, pregnant and lactating women, and individuals with co-morbid conditions are provided to ensure optimal health for all age groups in India.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijem.ijem_264_2425-hydroxyvitamin d3vitamin dvitamin d deficiencyvitamin d sufficiency |
| spellingShingle | Sanjay Kalra Abdul H. Zargar Ashok K. Das Arjun Baidya Arundhati Dasgupta Chitra Selvan Ganapathi Bantwal Nitin Kapoor Om J. Lakhani Pankaj K. Agarwal Sarita Bajaj Vijaya Sarathi Vitamin D Consensus Steering Committee Prevention and Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency in India: An Expert Group Consensus Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism 25-hydroxyvitamin d3 vitamin d vitamin d deficiency vitamin d sufficiency |
| title | Prevention and Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency in India: An Expert Group Consensus |
| title_full | Prevention and Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency in India: An Expert Group Consensus |
| title_fullStr | Prevention and Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency in India: An Expert Group Consensus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevention and Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency in India: An Expert Group Consensus |
| title_short | Prevention and Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency in India: An Expert Group Consensus |
| title_sort | prevention and treatment of vitamin d deficiency in india an expert group consensus |
| topic | 25-hydroxyvitamin d3 vitamin d vitamin d deficiency vitamin d sufficiency |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijem.ijem_264_24 |
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