Research Article
Profound Vitamin D Deficiency in a Diverse Group of Women during Pregnancy Living in a Sun-Rich Environment at Latitude 32°N
Table 2
Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency (
, %) according to race/ethnicity.
| | Deficiency category | Total cohort
| African-American
| Hispanic
| Caucasian
| Other Ethnicities
|
| | 12 ng/mL | 87 (15.8%) | 67 (25.6%) | 13 (6.1%) | 4 (7.5%) | 3 (12.5%) | | 12–19 ng/mL | 178 (32.2%) | 112 (42.7%) | 53 (24.9%) | 6 (11.3%) | 7 (29.2%) | | 20–31 ng/mL | 205 (37.1%) | 68 (26.0%) | 101 (47.4%) | 27 (50.9%) | 10 (41.7%) | | 32+ ng/mL | 82 (14.9%) | 15 (5.7%) | 46 (21.6%) | 16 (30.0%) | 4 (16.7%) |
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