Vitamin D Status in Central Europe

Table 4

Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations reported for seniors.

Country	City	Latitude, longitude	Year	Number, sex	Age (yrs)	BMI	Population	Season	Assay, machine (manufacturer)	Serum 25(OH)D (ng/mL)	Reference
Belarus				178 F	65–75			Annual	ECLIA, Cobas e411 (Roche Diagnostics)	26 ± 14	[29]
Belarus				101 F	>75			Annual		19 ± 9	[29]
Hungary	Debrecen	47.5°N; 21.6°E		319 F	65 (41–91)	26 ± 4	Community	Year	RIA, DiaSorin	19 (5–54)	[43]
Hungary	Debrecen			100 F	65		Community	Spring		17 (5–40)	[43]
Hungary	Debrecen			80 F	65		Community	Summer		20 (5–41)	[43]
Hungary	Debrecen			79 F	65		Community	Autumn		21 (5–54)	[43]
Hungary	Debrecen			60 F	65		Community	Winter		20 (5–41)	[43]
Hungary	Debrecen	47.5°N; 21.6°E	September 2009–September 2010	206 M	60 (51–81)	29 (17–42)	Healthy	Year	HPLC	29 (4–74)	[44]
Hungary	Debrecen			59 M	60	28	Community	Spring	HPLC	27 (4–66)	[44]
Hungary	Debrecen			96 M	61	30	Community	Summer		33 (7–74)	[44]
Hungary	Debrecen			24 M	61	29	Community	Autumn		25 (6–58)	[44]
Hungary	Debrecen			30 M	59	29	Community	Winter		23 (5–45)	[44]
Poland				65 F	72 ± 1		Healthy	Winter	HPLC	13	[26]
Ukraine				149 F	65	29 ± 5	Healthy, not treated with vitamin D, cross section	Winter	CLIA, Liaison (DiaSorin) and ECLIA, Elecsys 2010 (Roche Diagnostics)	13 ± 7	[39, 40]
Ukraine				124 F	75	30 ± 4	Healthy,	Winter		14 ± 8	[39, 40]
Ukraine		44.2°N–52.2°N; 25–40°E	2010-2011	711 F	69 (60–95)	29 ± 5	Healthy	Annual		13 ± 8	[39, 40]
Ukraine			2010-2011	86 M	71 (60–91)	28 ± 4	Healthy	Annual		16 ± 9	[39, 40]
Ukraine			2010-2011	120 F	69 ± 6	30 ± 6	Healthy	Winter		11 ± 6	[39, 40]
Ukraine			2010-2011	305 F	68 ± 6	28 ± 5	Healthy	Summer		15 ± 8	[39, 40]