Cigarette smoking and serum level of vitamin d among older adults

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Background : Vitamin D has different biological actions in the body.

Vitamin D has pleiotropic effects in multiple organ systems.

Vitamin D deficiency has been found to have an inverse relationship with tobacco smoking.

Objective : The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence of Vitamin D level and its correlates with tobacco smoking among old adults in al‑Hilla city, Babylon Province.

Methods : A cross‑sectional study was conducted on a sample of old adults, both males and females, who were selected from dwellers in community of al‑Hilla city, Babylon Province, Iraq, during the period from January to August 2019.

A pretested questionnaire was used for data collection adopted from previous standard national surveys and studies, and the questionnaire included information about sociodemographic characteristics and cigarette smoking habit.

Result s: The study included 300 participants, and most of them had either insufficiency or deficiency of Vitamin D level (84 %).

Tobacco cigarette smoking elders had a significantly low serum Vitamin D level (both deficiency and insufficiency) as compared to the nonsmoker group (P < 0.05).

Conclusion : There was a significant inverse relationship between Vitamin D level and tobacco cigarette smoking.