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Influence of Maternal Prenatal Vitamin D Status on Infant Oral Health

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Table 3.5 – Frequency <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> participants with completed serological assays<br />

Assay<br />

Number <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Participants Number Missing (%)<br />

Completed (%)<br />

25(OH)D (nmol/L) 200 (96.6) 7 (3.4)<br />

Calcium (mmol/L) 198 (95.6) 9 (4.4)<br />

Inorganic Phosphorus<br />

200 (96.6) 7 (3.4)<br />

(mmol/L)<br />

Alkaline Phosphatase (U/L) 199 (96.1) 8 (3.9)<br />

Table 3.6 reports mean c<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong>s al<strong>on</strong>g with their respective standard<br />

deviati<strong>on</strong>s (S.D.), ranges, and median values for the various metabolites <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> interest. The<br />

mean 25(OH)D level for the entire cohort was 48.1 ± 24.4 nmol/L (range 4.7 to 145<br />

nmol/L) while the median value was 43.0 nmol/L.<br />

Various thresholds have been used in the scientific literature to classify 25(OH)D<br />

levels. Table 3.7 reports the distributi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> participants according to these previous and<br />

current thresholds. Nearly 40% <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the maternal cohort had prenatal 25(OH)D values that<br />

were in the deficient range according to reference values used by the Department <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

Biochemistry and Genetics Laboratory. When the current threshold proposed in the<br />

scientific literature to denote vitamin D deficiency was applied 180 participants were<br />

found to have circulating 25(OH)D levels below 80 nmol/L.<br />

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