Research Article

Vitamin D and Parathyroid Hormone Status in Female Garment Workers: A Case-Control Study in Bangladesh

Table 2

Categorization of study subjects depending upon vitamin D [25(OH)D] status.

Vitamin DCaseControl
(%) (%)

Deficient (<20 ng/mL)40 (100)7 (17)
Insufficient (21–29 ng/mL)032 (80)
Sufficient (≥30 ng/mL)01 (3)

Serum vitamin D [25(OH)D] concentration was categorized according to Institute of Medicine (IOM) 2011.