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Table 5 Vitamin D status of individuals taking and not taking vitamin D supplements, 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)

No Supplements

52

17

22

11

<25 nmol/L

3 (5.8)

2 (11.8)

0 (0.0)

1 (9.1)

<50 nmol/L

19 (19.2)

5 (29.4)

8 (36.4)

6 (54.5)

<75 nmol/L

35 (67.3)

12 (70.6)

15 (68.2)

7 (63.6)

>75 nmol/L

17 (32.7)

5 (29.4)

7 (31.8)

4 (36.4)

Supplements

172

49

61

53

<25 nmol/L

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

<50 nmol/L

8 (4.7)

2 (4.1)

1 (1.6)

4 (7.5)

<75 nmol/L

52 (30.2)

16 (32.7)

12 (19.7)

21 (39.6)

>75 nmol/L

120 (69.8)

33 (67.3)

49 (80.3)

32 (60.4)

  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).