Risk Assessment of Vitamin B12 Deficiency in Male Population of Bahawalpur District

Abstract

The primary goal of this study was to investigate the prevalence of vitamin B₁₂ insufficiency in various age groups. It is descriptive cross-sectional research in which 180 individuals were assessed for vitamin B₁₂ from the district of Bahawalpur. Patients were placed into groups based on their ages. BMI and serum B₁₂ levels were analyzed and a questionnaire was filled out by them. Data were statistically analyzed through T-test, ANOVA followed by post-hoc Dunnette T₃ test, and frequency by Chi-square test. Results revealed that Vitamin B₁₂ statically differed in groups of marital status, sun exposure/day/hour, diet groups, diabetic groups, and age groups. While BMI differed according to different weight groups, sun exposure/day/hour, diabetic groups. The frequency of all the groups statistically differed in all the groups. BMI had a negative correlation with the Vitamin B₁₂ level. It was concluded that the male population was not at risk but the old population at the risk of low levels of vitamin B₁₂.