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Table 1 Adherence shown as number of nursing homes providing supplements to a given percentage of residents

From: Adherence and barriers to the vitamin D and calcium supplement recommendation at Danish nursing homes: a cross-sectional study

    Vit. D + calcium Vit. D alone Calcium alone Multi-vitamins
Percentage of residents Adherencea   n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%)
Low 0–20% 10 (27) 17 (46) 20 (54) 4 (11)
21–40% 3 (8) 5 (13) 3 (8) 7 (18)
Medium 41–60% 9 (24) 4 (11) 4 (11) 13 (35)
61–80% 5 (14) 1 (3) 2 (5) 5 (14)
High 81–100% 3 (8) 1 (3) 0 (0) 3 (8)
   Unknown 7 (19) 9 (24) 8 (22) 5 (14)
   Total 37 (100) 37 (100) 37 (100) 37 (100)
  1. Values are presented as n (%), n = 37
  2. a Degree of adherence is defined as low; ≤ 40%, medium; 41–80%, and high; > 80% of residents given supplements
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