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Table 3 Descriptive statistics of serum vitamin D levels within and between different age groups

From: Vitamin D levels among children, adolescents, adults, and elders in Pakistani population: a cross-sectional study

Age groups (years)

N = 26,750 (%)

Mean log Vitamin D ± SD ng/ml

P-Value

Vitamin D deficiency (%)

Vitamin D insufficiency (%)

Vitamin D sufficiency (%)

P-Value

Children

 <  = 5

1067 (3.9)

1.30 ± 0.32

 < 0.001*

47

24

26

 < 0.001α

6—12

1373 (51)

1.20 ± 0.30

65

18

15

Adolescents

13—18

1321 (4.9)

1.12 ± 0.34

71

12

15

Adults

19—50

16,498 (61)

1.23 ± 0.32

59

19

20

Elders

 > 50

6491 (24)

1.32 ± 0.30

45

24

28

  1. SD Standard deviation
  2. *One-way ANOVA
  3. αPearson chi-square; p values were considered significant at 0.05