Table 6 Comparison of vitamin D status between older adults and young adults*, stratified by ancestry
From: Vitamin D status of older adults of diverse ancestry living in the greater Toronto area
Total sample | East asian | European | South asian | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Serum 25(OH)D | Older adult | 82.4 (N = 224) | 82.1 (n = 66) | 87.3 (n = 83) | 77.2 (n = 64) |
Young Adult* | 39.5 (N = 342) | 33.4 (n = 99) | 53.9 (n = 108) | 29.2 (n = 94) | |
Dietary intake | Older adult | 168.15 | 149.25 | 185.73 | 157.11 |
Young Adult* | 175.85 | 172.59 | 170.37 | 183.21 | |
Supplemental intake | Older adult | 917.14 | 857.58 | 943.37 | 939.06 |
Young Adult* | 114.88 | 67.68 | 127.39 | 118.94 | |
Total intake | Older adult | 1085.57 | 1006.85 | 1129.11 | 1096.19 |
Young Adult* | 290.72 | 240.27 | 297.76 | 302.15 | |
Taking Supplements ^ | Older adult | 172 (76.8) | 49 (74.2) | 61 (73.5) | 53 (82.8) |
Young Adult* | 82 (24.0) | 16 (16.2) | 33 (30.6) | 24 (25.5) | |
Not Taking Supplements ^ | Older adult | 52 (23.2) | 17 (25.8) | 22 (26.5) | 11 (17.2) |
Young Adult* | 260 (76.0) | 83 (83.8) | 75 (69.4) | 70 (74.5) |