Concentration levels of serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin-D and vitamin D deficiency among children and adolescents of India: a descriptive cross-sectional study

Table 1 Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency (in percentage) and average serum 25(OH)D concentration level among children and adolescents of Indian

Indicator	Age Group
Indicator	0–4	5–9	10–19
Vitamin D deficiency (25(OH)D < 12 ng/mL)	14.44	18.89	23.91
Vitamin D insufficiency (25(OH)D < 20 ng/ml)	49.12	56.06	68.45
Mean serum 25(OH)D level	19.51 ± 8.76	17.73 ± 7.91	17.07 ± 8.16

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