Review Article
Vitamin D, Essential Minerals, and Toxic Elements: Exploring Interactions between Nutrients and Toxicants in Clinical Medicine
Table 2
Vitamin D levels achieved in 2 studies done at northern latitudes.
| | Number | Percentage |
| () Higher latitude statistics for high levels of 25(OH)D3, = 1430 [2] | | | Number of patients with >150 nmol/L of 25(OH)D3 | 15 | 1% | Number of patients with >100 nmol/L of 25(OH)D3 | 315 | 22% | Number of patients with ideal levels 100–150 nmol/L | 300 | 21% | () Nursing home study using 2000 IU daily of vitamin for >5 months, = 68 [63] | | | Number of patients with >150 nmol/L of 25(OH)D3 | 6 | 9% | Number of patients with >100 nmol/L of 25(OH)D3 | 54 | 78% | Number of patients with ideal levels 100–150 nmol/L | 48 | 71% |
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All levels achieved in these patients were well below 375 nmol/L where side effects have been reported.
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