The Department of Endocrinology, 
Prevention and Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency in India: An Expert Group Consensus.
- Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, Haryana, India.
- University Centre for Research and Development, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India.
- Centre for Diabetes and Endocrine Care, National Highway Gulshan Nagar, Srinagar, India.
- Department of Endocrinology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute - SBV, Puducherry, India.
- Department of Endocrinology, NRS Medical College, Kolkata, India.
- Department of Endocrinology, Rudraksh Super Specialty Care, Siliguri, West Bengal, India.
- Department of Endocrinology, MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
- Department of Endocrinology, St John's Medical College Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
- Zydus Hospitals, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
- Consultant Endocrinologist, Hormone Care and Research Centre, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, Founder, Medical Concepts in Hindi (MCH), India.
- Consultant Endocrinologist, Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Department of Endocrinology, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism Vol. 29 · Issue 1 · pp. 13-26
PMID 40181864 DOI 10.4103/ijem.ijem_264_24
Cite This Article
Sanjay Kalra, Abdul H Zargar, Ashok K Das, Arjun Baidya, Arundhati Dasgupta, Chitra Selvan, Ganapathi Bantwal, Nitin Kapoor, Om J Lakhani, Pankaj K Agarwal, Sarita Bajaj, Vijaya Sarathi. Prevention and Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency in India: An Expert Group Consensus. Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism. 2025;29(1):13-26. doi:10.4103/ijem.ijem_264_24
Abstract
Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in India, yet no standardized guidelines exist for classifying vitamin D status or its prevention and treatment. Even more, there is no consensus specific to vitamin D supplementation for the Indian population, and there are inconsistencies in the cut-off values for deficiency, severe deficiency, and insufficiency across various guidelines, which this evidence-based consensus seeks to resolve, thus guiding healthcare professionals in identifying, preventing, and managing vitamin D deficiency. An expert group of 41 endocrinologists from across India developed the consensus using the DELPHI method, achieving over 90% agreement on all recommendations. The consensus defines vitamin D deficiency, severe deficiency, and insufficiency, recommending supplementation strategies to maintain physiological 25(OH) D levels of 40-60 ng/mL (100-150 nmol/L). Tailored treatment regimens for neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults, the elderly, pregnant and lactating women, and individuals with co-morbid conditions are provided to ensure optimal health for all age groups in India.
Keywords
- 25-hydroxyvitamin D3
- vitamin D
- vitamin D deficiency
- vitamin D sufficiency
