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Table 1 Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) concentrations among nursing home residents

From: Vitamin D deficiency was common among nursing home residents and associated with dementia: a cross sectional study of 545 Swedish nursing home residents

 

All residentsa

Residents without vitamin D supplementation

Residents with vitamin D supplementation

25OHD < 12.5 nmol/L

3.7% (20/545)

4.4% (20/451)

0% (0/94)

25OHD 12.5 to <25 nmol/L

37% (204/545)

44% (198/451)

6.4% (6/94)

25OHD 25 to <50 nmol/L

41% (224/545)

45% (203/451)

22% (21/94)

25OHD 50 to <75 nmol/L

11% (62/545)

4.9% (22/451)

43% (40/94)

25OHD > 75 nmol/L

6.4% (35/545)

1.8% (8/451)

29% (27/94)

  1. aIn total 545 residents: 451 residents without vitamin D supplementation and 94 residents with vitamin D supplementation