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Vitamin D and Health

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Table 20: UK - Adults <strong>and</strong> children by age <strong>and</strong> sex (1.5 years <strong>and</strong> over)<br />

UK National Diet <strong>and</strong> Nutrition Survey years 1-4 combined (2008/09-2011/12)<br />

Sex <strong>and</strong> age group (years)<br />

Boys Men Girls Women All<br />

Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D (nmol/L) 4-10 11-18 19-64 65+ 4-10 11-18 19-64 65+ 1.5-3 4-10 11-18 19-64 65+<br />

Mean 52.3 44.9 43.5 47.0 48.0 41.1 47.3 42.5 [58.1] 50.2 43.0 45.4 44.5<br />

Median 51.7 42.8 39.0 45.5 49.1 38.3 44.5 41.4 [51.0] 50.4 40.7 41.8 43.1<br />

SD 23.96 23.75 23.87 22.47 22.21 21.08 25.61 20.18 [26.75] 23.16 22.51 24.84 21.29<br />

Upper 2.5 th percentile 106.0 100.0 92.4 94.8 108.0 87.5 106.0 87.1 [105.0] 106.0 96.3 104.0 94.8<br />

Lower 2.5 th percentile 16.1 10.4 7.1 12.3 14.3 7.1 10.2 11.8 [17.4] 14.3 7.1 7.1 12.1<br />

% below 25 nmol/L 12.3 19.7 24.0 16.9 15.6 24.4 21.7 24.1 [7.5] 13.9 22.0 22.8 21.0<br />

Bases (unweighted) 129 273 551 140 108 250 770 198 [42] 237 523 1321 338<br />

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