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ea0038p273 | Obesity, diabetes, metabolism and cardiovascular | SFEBES2015

Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its association with diabetes in a South-Asian population

Gunawardane Kavinga , Somasundaram Noel , Thalagala Neil , Chulasiri Pubudu , Fernando Sudath

Introduction: Sri Lanka has been experiencing rapid urbanization, with ~30% of the population residing in urban areas. We report the age and sex-specific prevalence of dysglycaemia and vitamin D (VitD) status, along with the association between the two in an urban community in Sri Lanka.Methodology: Using a stratified random sampling method, 369 subjects (116 men and 253 women) aged 18 years and above, were tested for 25OH VitD3, 75 g OGTT, and HbA1c. De...