FREQUENCY OF VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY IN PATIENTS WITH HELICOBACTER PYLORI GASTRITIS

Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Authors

  • Major Muhammad Asif Nizami Graded Medical Specialist, 4 Mtn Fd Amb
  • Shakeel Ahmed Mirza Military Hospital Rawalpindi
  • Farhat Ali Khan Military Hospital Rawalpindi

Keywords:

Gastritis, Helicobacter pylori, Vitamin B12

Abstract

Objective: To determine the frequency of vitamin B12 deficiency in patients with Helicobacter pylori gastritis.
Study Design: Descriptive study
Setting: Department of Medicine, Military Hospital, Rawalpindi.
Duration: From October 2007 to March 2008.
Subjects and Methods: One hundred Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) positive patients with endoscopic evidence of gastritis were included. Demographics (age and gender) and levels of vitamin B12 (using Vitros Immunodiagnostic system) were collected in all cases.
Results: Nearly two third (64%) patients were males with mean age of 50.8±13.59 years. Thirteen percent patients had deficiency of vitamin B12, 5% were border line deficient, and 82% had normal levels of vitamin B12.
Conclusion: In H pylori gastritis patients frequency of vitamin B12 deficiency is 13% i.e. about one fifth of patients in present study.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Downloads

Published

30-06-2012

Issue

Vol. 62 No. 2 (2012): June

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

1.
Nizami MMA, Mirza SA, Khan FA. FREQUENCY OF VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY IN PATIENTS WITH HELICOBACTER PYLORI GASTRITIS: Vitamin B12 Deficiency. Pak Armed Forces Med J [Internet]. 2012 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Sep. 1];62(2):203-5. Available from: https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/1663