Vitamin D Status and its Association with Lipid Profile among Medical Undergraduates in a Medical College in Kerala.

Objectives: To assess the vitamin D status among the study population and to determine the association between Vitamin D deficiency and dyslipidemia. Materials and Methods: This cross sectional study included medical undergraduates aged between 18-20 years with no major illness or medication history. Complete fasting lipid profile was measured by photometry method and biochemical estimation of serum 25-hydroxy 25(OH)D was done using automated chemiluminescent immunoassay. Vitamin D status and lipid profile parameters were compared using Pearson Chi-square test. P < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation, and inferential statistics like Chi-square test were used. Results: 96.6% were vitamin D deficient and 40% of the subjects were dyslipidemic. There was no significant association between Vitamin D status and Lipid profile. Conclusion: High prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency but no significant association between vitamin D deficiency and dyslipidemia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]