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Table 2 Concentration levels of serum 25(OH)D among Indian children and adolescents

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

 

25(OH)D, ng/mL; mean (SD)

 

Age group

 

0–4

5–9

10–19

Gender

 Male

19.62 (8.94)

18.30 (8.03)

19.06 (8.27)

 Female

19.39 (8.56)

17.08 (7.73)

14.96 (7.50)

Place of Residence

 Urban

20.64 (8.76)

18.78 (7.78)

18.03 (8.15)

 Rural

18.04 (8.55)

16.34 (7.87)

15.80 (8.01)

Wealth Index

 Poorest

21.22 (8.28)

19.97 (7.04)

19.38 (7.84)

 Poor

20.78 (8.41)

19.68 (7.83)

18.80 (8.05)

 Middle

20.51 (8.65)

18.73 (7.70)

18.13 (8.02)

 Rich

19.19 (8.40)

17.56 (7.88)

16.44 (8.10)

 Richest

18.22 (9.18)

16.13 (7.91)

15.64 (8.09)

Religion

 Hindu

19.73 (8.87)

17.85 (7.87)

17.28 (8.15)

 Muslim

19.10 (8.95)

17.64 (8.23)

15.84 (8.07)

 Christian

19.76 (7.79)

18.33 (7.57)

18.23 (8.20)

 Sikh

14.57 (8.56)

11.62 (7.13)

11.95 (7.58)

 Other

19.20 (8.05)

17.76 (7.50)

16.89 (7.26)

Caste

 SC

19.63 (9.09)

17.81 (8.05)

16.93 (8.18)

 ST

20.55 (8.01)

18.83 (7.39)

18.47 (7.99)

 OBC

20.55 (8.01)

18.19 (8.09)

17.59 (8.29)

 Others

19.78 (9.11)

16.09 (7.81)

15.39 (8.01)

Mothers Education

 No education

20.30 (8.84)

18.69 (7.88)

18.03 (8.35)

  < 5 years completed

20.34 (8.27)

18.27 (7.32)

17.69 (7.73)

 5–8 years completed

19.40 (8.47)

17.63 (7.78)

16.72 (7.97)

 9–11 years completed

19.71 (8.92)

17.81 (8.21)

16.47 (7.94)

  ≥ 12 years completed

18.59 (8.87)

16.18 (7.82)

15.09 (8.20)

Zone

 North

16.42 (9.11)

14.18 (7.51)

14.16 (7.78)

 Central

19.83 (7.12)

18.57 (7.03)

17.91 (7.64)

 East

19.91 (7.86)

17.67 (6.89)

16.61 (7.29)

 West

20.07 (9.68)

18.86 (8.75)

18.39 (8.82)

 South

22.23 (9.21)

20.83 (8.36)

19.90 (8.52)

 North-East

19.29 (8.34)

17.98 (7.51)

17.26 (7.92)