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

Muhammad Wasim Tasleem (Department of Zoology, Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan)
Sehrish Rana Rajpoot (University College of Conventional Medicine, Pakistan)
Muhammad Irfan (Department of Zoology, Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan)
Muhammad Irfan (Department of Zoology, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pakistan)
Muhammad Imran (Department of Zoology, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan)
Muhammad Asad (Department of Life Sciences, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Pakistan)
Mehboob Ahmad (Department of Zoology, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pakistan)
Farah Zafar (University College of Conventional Medicine, Pakistan)

Indonesian Journal of Innovation and Applied Sciences (IJIAS)
Vol. 2 No. 1 (2022): February-May

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.