Publications by authors named "Prabhakaran Sobhana Prasanthi"
Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its associated factors among the urban elderly population in Hyderabad metropolitan city, South India.
Palla Suryanarayana Nimmathota Arlappa Vadakattu Sai Santhosh Nagalla Balakrishna Pondey Lakshmi Rajkumar Prabhakaran Sobhana Prasanthi
Ann Hum Biol
March 2018
Background: Deficiency of vitamin D has been associated with various health conditions. However, vitamin D deficiency (VDD) and factors associated with VDD are not well studied, especially among the urban elderly population of India.
Aim: To assess the prevalence of VDD and its associated factors among the urban free-living elderly population in Hyderabad.