Evaluation of vitamin D status and depression in thyroid patients referred to Yazd Diabetes Center clinic in 2020

Introduction: Vitamin D is a hormonal precursor that in addition to known roles, may have an important effect on mental disorders such as depression. Therefore, this study was performed to determine the extent of vitamin D deficiency and depression and their relationship in thyroid patients referred to The clinic of Yazd Diabetes Center has been performed. Methods: The present study is a cross-sectional-analytical study that was performed on 150 thyroid patients referred to the Yazd Diabetes Center Clinic. Results: In this study, 150 thyroid patients including 55 men and 11. women with a mean age of 41.40± 7.61years participated. The mean score of Beck depression among these patients was 28.71± 8.34 .The mean level of vitamin D in these patients was 20.58 ± 7.21 ng / ml so that a total of 85% of thyroid patients were in the group of insufficient levels of vitamin D. A significant negative correlation was observed between depression score and serum vitamin D levels (r = -0.79 and p <0.001). Conclusion: The results of this study indicate a high prevalence of depression and vitamin D deficiency in thyroid patients. Another finding of this study was the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and depression, so that the less vitamin D in the body, the lower the rate of depression in The person becomes more. The use of vitamin D supplements in the treatment of thyroid patients with depression, as a clinical trial, can be a good solution in the treatment of patients.