ESPE Abstracts

Background: Vitamin D deficiency is currently a topic of intense interest, and is widely prevalent. Low vitamin D levels have been reported in many immune disorders as type 1 diabetes Mellitus (T1DM). AIM of this study is to assess the vitamin D status in T1DM children and adolescent in Karbala.Patients and methods: A case control study, a total of 171 subject, consisted of two groups; diabetic patients 121 cases (48 male and 73 female), aged 5–16 y...