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Table 5 Means and prevalence of 25(OH)D categories based on original and standardized 25(OH)D levels of KiGGSa

From: Implications of standardization of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D data for the evaluation of vitamin D status in Germany, including a temporal analysis

 

Mean serum 25(OH)D levels

Serum 25(OH)D levels by thresholds of the IOM 2011 in %

< 30 nmol/l

30- < 50 nmol/l

> = 50 nmol/l

Original

Standardized

Original

Standardized

Original

Standardized

Original

Standardized

nmol/l (95% CI)

nmol/l (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

Girls

46.7 (44.1–49.3)

53.2 (51.1–55.3)

27.1 (22.9–31.9)

12.5 (10.0–15.7)

36.8 (34.4–39.2)

33.5 (30.3–36.8)

36.1 (31.8–40.6)

54.0 (48.9–59.0)

 1–2 years

62.1 (58.5–65.7)

63.8 (61.3–66.3)

14.2 (10.4–19.0)

5.7 (3.5–9.0)

24.7 (19.6–30.6)

19.7 (15.2–25.2)

61.1 (53.9–67.9)

74.6 (68.5–79.9)

 3–6 years

48.8 (45.6–52.0)

55.3 (52.9–57.7)

22.2 (17.7–27.4)

9.1 (6.5–12.6)

38.5 (34.9–42.2)

31.8 (27.6–36.3)

39.4 (33.9–45.1)

59.1 (52.9–65.0)

 7–10 years

43.5 (40.8–46.3)

51.4 (49.1–53.7)

28.3 (23.2–34.0)

12.2 (9.2–16.1)

40.2 (36.4–44.2)

36.7 (32.2–41.3)

31.5 (26.4–37.1)

51.1 (44.9–57.3)

 11–13 years

37.8 (35.3–40.3)

46.7 (44.4–49.0)

36.2 (30.3–42.5)

18.9 (14.7–24.1)

41.3 (37.1–45.6)

41.4 (37.3–45.7)

22.6 (18.4–27.3)

39.6 (34.0–45.5)

 14–17 years

48.0 (44.8–51.1)

53.5 (51.1–56.0)

29.0 (24.1–34.5)

13.9 (10.8–17.6)

34.0 (30.8–37.3)

32.0 (28.4–35.7)

37.0 (32.1–42.2)

54.2 (48.6–59.7)

Boys

47.4 (44.6–50.2)

53.7 (51.5–56.0)

26.9 (22.5–31.7)

12.5 (9.7–15.8)

35.3 (33.1–37.6)

32.7 (29.4–36.2)

37.8 (33.3–42.6)

54.8 (49.4–60.1)

 1–2 years

66.2 (62.2–70.2)

66.3 (63.9–68.8)

10.8 (7.8–14.9)

4.9 (2.8–8.2)

23.0 (18.5–28.2)

15.5 (11.6–20.5)

66.2 (59.8–72.0)

79.6 (73.7–84.5)

 3–6 years

48.4 (44.9–51.8)

54.6 (51.9–57.3)

26.4 (21.1–32.4)

11.5 (8.4–15.5)

32.6 (29.0–36.3)

31.5 (27.0–36.3)

41.1 (35.2–47.2)

57.0 (50.4–63.5)

 7–10 years

46.4 (43.5–49.4)

53.8 (51.4–56.3)

23.8 (19.1–29.2)

10.9 (8.0–14.6)

39.4 (35.9–43.0)

31.6 (27.2–36.3)

36.8 (31.3–42.7)

57.5 (51.1–63.8)

 11–13 years

45.0 (41.5–48.5)

52.1 (49.6–54.6)

26.9 (22.1–32.3)

11.0 (7.8–15.3)

41.9 (38.5–45.5)

39.2 (34.1–44.5)

31.2 (26.3–36.5)

49.8 (43.5–56.1)

 14–17 years

42.1 (39.1–45.0)

49.4 (47.0–51.9)

35.7 (30.2–41.6)

18.3 (14.4–22.9)

34.3 (30.8–38.0)

36.8 (33.3–40.4)

30.0 (25.5–34.9)

44.9 (39.4–50.7)

Total

47.1 (44.4–49.7)

53.5 (51.3–55.6)

27.0 (22.8–31.7)

12.5 (9.9–15.6)

36.0 (34.0–38.1)

33.1 (30.0–36.3)

37.0 (32.7–41.5)

54.4 (49.3–59.5)

  1. 25(OH)D Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D, KiGGS German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents, IOM Institute of Medicine, USA, CI confidence interval
  2. a Results are weighted population estimates