Profound Vitamin D Deficiency in a Diverse Group of Women during Pregnancy Living in a Sun-Rich Environment at Latitude 32°N
Table 6
Intact PTH during pregnancy by race/ethnicity and gestational age at time of measurement.
(a) Estimated PTH (pg/mL) levels for each category of self-identified race and ethnicity
N
Mean (SD)
Range
All participants
551
19.2 (8.8)
4.7–70.8
African-American
261
19.6 (9.5)
5.1–70.8
Caucasian
53
17.9 (9.1)
6.2–38.7
Hispanic
213
19.1 (8.0)
4.7–40.9
Other
24
18.0 (6.6)
7.6–32.6
Eight subjects had insufficient blood sample to measure PTH and thus, were excluded from this table.
(b) Serum PTH (pg/mL) according to gestational age and race/ethnicity
PTH According to Gestational Age and Race/Ethnicity
32 weeks ()
32–35 weeks ()
36+ weeks ()
All participants
18.7 (8.5) 17.4 (4.7–70.8)
21.5 (9.1) 22.1 (6.6–44.2)
26.9 (9.6) 27.9 (9.6–45.2)
African-American
19.0 (9.0) 17.3 (5.1–70.8)
22.0 (10.9) 22.8 (6.6–44.2)
32.9 (9.8) 33.2 (17.2–45.2)
Caucasian
17.6 (8.8) 15.3 (6.4–38.7)
20.3 (9.5) 21.7 (10.2–29.1)
27.8 (—) 27.8 (18.2–37.3)
Hispanic
18.5 (8.0) 17.7 (4.7–40.9)
22.6 (7.0) 24.2 (7.0–30.8)
23.1 (7.5) 21.8 (9.6–33.6)
Other
18.5 (6.5) 16.9 (10.7–32.6)
11.8 (—) 11.8 (7.6–16.0)
Reported as mean (SD) in row 1 and median (range) in row 2. Blank cells are those that contain no participants. SD was not estimated in cells that contain fewer than 3 observations.
