Clinical Study
Determinants of Hypovitaminosis D in Pregnant Women and Their Newborns in a Sunny Region
Table 1
General characteristics of variables studied.
| | | Median | Interquartile range |
| | Newborns | | | | Weight (gr) | 3105.0 | 2975.0–3780.0 | | Length (cm) | 49.1 | 48.5–51.5 | | Head circumference (cm) | 34.5 | 33.8–35.1 | | 25(OH)D (ng/mL) | 15.7 | 12.0–18.1 | | Calcium (mg/dL) | 9.6 | 8.8–10.7 | | Alkaline phosphatase (U/L) | 361.0 | 350.5–392.0 | | Parathormone (Pg/mL) | 24.0 | 21.5–27.0 | | Albumin (g/dL) | 3.8 | 3.5–4.6 | | Mothers | | | | 25(OH)D (ng/mL) | 15.1 | 12.6–18.2 | | Calcium (mg/dL) | 9.8 | 8.4–10.5 | | Alkaline phosphatase (U/L) | 364.5 | 351.0–386.5 | | Parathormone (Pg/mL) | 54.0 | 46.5–59.0 | | Albumin (g/dL) | 3.9 | 3.6–4.5 | | Mothers’ dietary intake | | | | Calcium intake (mg/day) | 1014.71 | 875.0–2075.11 | | Daily dietary vitamin D intake (μg)a | 11.9 | 10.1–14.2 | | Environmental factors of mothers’ living area | | | | Air quality indexb | 144.1 | 135.0–177.0 | | Ultraviolet B (W/m2) | 0.41 | 0.35–0.44 |
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0.025 μg = IU; bair quality index (AQI): 0–50: good, 51–100: moderate, 101–150: unhealthy for sensitive groups, 151–200: unhealthy, 201–300: very unhealthy, and 301–500: hazardous.
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