Eman Wetwet
New Mowasat hospital, Kuwait
Abstract Title:
Vitamin D deficiency in sunny KuwaitBiography:
Eman Wetwet is a Consultant Pediatrician with extensive international experience in Iraq, the United Kingdom, Yemen, and Kuwait. She earned her MBChB from the University of Baghdad, followed by the Arab Board Doctorate in Pediatrics, FRCPCH (UK), and CCT Pediatrics (UK). She is also a GMC Specialist Registered Pediatrician in the UK. Dr. Wetwet previously served as an Assistant Professor at Sana’a University and has contributed to several medical publications and research studies focusing on ADHD, vitamin D deficiency, nocturnal enuresis, and pediatric health. She also authored the educational booklet Vitamin D Moment. For the past 13 years, she has been working as a Consultant Pediatrician at New Mowasat Hospital. Her award-winning research on Vitamin D Deficiency in Sunny Kuwait and Iron Deficiency Anemia in Wealthy Kuwait was recognized at international medical conferences in Dubai, London, and Berlin. Dr. Wetwet is widely respected for her dedication to pediatric medicine, clinical excellence, and advancing child health internationally.
Research Interests:
Vitamin D deficiency is not uncommon in children; the lack of Vitamin D may result in signs and symptoms of rickets, generalized aches and pains or even a symptomatic. It is the Vitamin of the moment, it does not affect bone remodeling only but also in hormone secretion, immune dysfunction, cardiovascular system, cancers, and gum diseases. Aim: The aim of this retrospective study is to assess the prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency in a sunny country like Kuwait and whether measuring Vitamin D level with any check up blood is worth doing for early recognition, treatment and concomitantly preventing disease progression. A total of 139 pediatric patients whose 25 OH Vitamin D3 level has been measured in the lab of New Mow sat Hospital in Kuwait over 6 months from Jan-July /2013 were recruited in this study, 86 boys and 53 girls, age range between few months-15 yrs. Lab results were considered normal, insufficient or deficient according to the hospital lab standard levels Results: Most patients were vitamin D deficient, low levels were mostly in age group of >5 yrs, Most of the low levels were in summer months than winter. Conclusion: Vitamin D deficiency is common in Kuwait measuring Vitamin D level with any check up blood is worth doing for early detection and treatment which leads to early prevention of the disease progression. To start prophylactic treatment for less than 5 years of age, to consider repeating this study in 2 yrs time to assess the value of prevention, early detection and treatment.