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Table 4 Vitamin D status of individuals with vitamin D intakes higher than 800 IU/day, stratified by ancestry

From: Vitamin D status of older adults of diverse ancestry living in the greater Toronto area

 

Total sample* (n = 224)

East asian (n = 66)

European (n = 83)

South asian (n = 64)

<800 IU/day

77

23

28

23

<25 nmol/L

3 (4.0)

2 (8.7)

0 (0.0)

1 (4.3)

<50 nmol/L

24 (31.2)

6 (26.0)

8 (28.6)

9 (39.1)

<75 nmol/L

48 (62.3)

16 (69.6)

15 (53.6)

15 (65.2)

>75 nmol/L

29 (37.7)

7 (30.4)

13 (46.4)

8 (34.8)

>800 IU/day

147

43

55

41

<25 nmol/L

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0

0 (0.0)

<50 nmol/L

3 (2.0)

1 (2.3)

1 (1.8)

1 (2.4)

<75 nmol/L

39 (26.5)

12 (27.9)

12 (21.8)

13 (31.7)

>75 nmol/L

108 (73.5)

31 (72.1)

43 (78.2)

28 (68.3)

  1. Absolute numbers and proportions (in parentheses) are reported.
  2. * Total sample comprises individuals of African ancestry (n = 9), East Asian ancestry (n = 66), European ancestry (n = 83), Other ancestry (n = 2), and South Asian ancestry (n = 64).