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Serum 25 Hydroxy – D in Patients without Vitamin D Supplementation: Perspectives from Cohorts with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Haider M Al Attia Maysaa M AbbasiAbdullah Mazin<p>Hypovitaminosis D is common in the sunny UAE. This study focusses on the perspectives of 25 hydroxy-D in patients with RA and others with SLE ((Autoimmune disease, ADs)) and to compare them to others of patients without ADs) .The latter were used as control group.&nbsp; All included individuals were without history of vitamin D intake.&nbsp; Hypovitaminosis D was common in the 3 groups (RA, SLE and controls). However, the prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in patients with each of ADs was significantly lower to that of the control group yet with higher means of 25 (OH) D levels. These findings were in contrast to those of number of regional and international studies conducted earlier. Data on the high prevalence of hypovitaminosis D and the low mean values of 25 (OH) D were comparable between the two groups of ADs.</p><p>Overall, the results of this study may lead to some controversy or perhaps a challenge to the widespread understanding of the contrary as per previous international and regional studies. They also argue further the concept of specific association of hypovitaminosis D and autoimmune disease and certainly encourage wider estimation of 25(OH) D among larger numbers of patients in general medical practice. Finally, the outcomes of this work deserve further study/ies in larger groups in the future.</p> Rheumatica Acta: Open Access - Peertechz Publications 2024-10-19 Research Article https://doi.org/10.17352/raoa.000016 en Copyright © Haider M Al Attia et al.