Research Article
Vitamin D Status and Usual Nutrient Intake of Filipino Children Aged 6–12 Years in Selected Areas in the Philippines: A 2018 National Nutrition Survey
Table 5
Vitamin D serum level status of children.
| | | | Vitamin D Concentration | | n | <50 nmol/L | 51–74.9 nmol/L | ≥75 nmol/L | value | | (Deficient) | (Insufficient) | (Sufficient) |
| | Sex | All | 789 | 81 (10.3) | 397 (50.3) | 311 (39.4) | | | Boys | 395 | 34 (8.6) | 170 (43.0) | 191 (48.4) | <0.001 | | Girls | 394 | 47 (11.9) | 227 (57.6) | 120 (30.5) | |
| | Urbanity | Rural | 493 | 29 (5.9) | 224 (45.4) | 240 (48.7) | <0.001 | | Urban | 296 | 52 (17.6) | 173 (58.5) | 71 (24.0) | |
| | Island | NCR | 133 | 40 (30.1) | 77 (57.9) | 16 (12.0) | <0.001 | | Luzon | 168 | 11 (6.6) | 77 (45.8) | 80 (47.6) | | | Visayas | 197 | 10 (5.1) | 94 (47.7) | 93 (47.2) | | | Mindanao | 292 | 20 (6.9) | 149 (51.2) | 122 (41.9) | |
| | Wealth tertiles | Poor | 324 | 30 (9.3) | 166 (51.2) | 128 (39.5) | 0.352NS | | Middle | 300 | 27 (9.0) | 150 (50.0) | 123 (41.0) | | | Rich | 165 | 24 (14.6) | 81 (49.1) | 60 (36.4) | |
| | Stunting | Normal | 584 | 68 (11.6) | 301 (51.5) | 215 (36.8) | 0.012 | | Stunted | 196 | 12 (6.1) | 92 (46.9) | 92 (46.9) | |
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Significant at α = 0.05 (chi-square test). |
