From: Regional variation and determinants of vitamin D status in sunshine-abundant Thailand
Regions | Age, yrs (range) | Serum 25(OH)D levels | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 75 nmol/L | < 50 nmol/L | ||||||
Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | ||
Bangkok | 15 - 93 | 66.7% | 75.5% | 64.6% | 10.8% | 24.2% | 14.3% |
Central | 15 - 91 | 36.2% | 59.2% | 43.1% | 2.1% | 11.4% | 6.5% |
North | 15 - 98 | 27.9% | 50.8% | 39.1% | 0.9% | 6.5% | 4.3% |
Northeast | 15 - 91 | 25.1% | 51.0% | 34.2% | 0.1% | 3.7% | 2.8% |
South | 15 - 92 | 29.4% | 65.8% | 43.8% | 1.5% | 12.9% | 6.3% |
Total | 15 - 98 | 32.6% | 57.3% | 45.2% | 1.9% | 9.3% | 5.7% |