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Table 3 Proportion of males, females and overall population below various cut off values for Vitamin D

From: Vitamin D levels in an Australian population

 

Males

Females

Overall

 

n

% (95% CI)

n

% (95% CI)

n

% (95% CI)

Less than 25 nmol/L*

5

0.4 (0.2-1.0)

16

1.3 (0.8-2.2)

21

0.9 (0.6-1.4)

Less than 30 nmol/L*

18

1.6 (1.0-2.5)

43

3.5 (2.4-4.9)

61

2.5 (1.9-3.4)

Less than 40 nmol/L*

74

6.4 (4.9-8.3)

182

14.6 (12.1-17.5)

256

10.6 (9.1-12.4)

Less than 50 nmol/L*

215

18.5 (15.5-21.9)

334

26.8 (23.6-30.2)

549

22.7 (20.5-25.1)

Less than 60 nmol/L*

380

32.6 (28.9-36.6)

549

44.0 (40.2-47.8)

929

38.5 (35.8-41.3)

Less than 75 nmol/L*

692

59.5 (55.3-63.5)

861

68.9 (65.2-72.3)

1553

64.3 (61.6-67.0)

Less than 100 nmol/L

1005

86.4 (83.1-89.0)

1121

89.8 (87.4-91.7)

2127

88.1 (86.2-89.8)

  1. The weighting of data can lead to rounding discrepancies and totals not adding.
  2. *Chi square test indicates significant difference in prevalence in each category between males and females p < 0.05.