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Vitamin D and Health

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Table 33: Engl<strong>and</strong> – by ethnicity, adults (aged 16 years <strong>and</strong> over)<br />

<strong>Health</strong> Survey for Engl<strong>and</strong> 2010<br />

Ethnic Group<br />

Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (nmol/L) White Mixed Asian Black Other<br />

Mean 45.8 [31] 20.5 27.7 [22.4]<br />

Median 43.0 [24] 15.0 23.0 [18]<br />

% below 25 nmol/L 21 [52] 74.8 54.2 [63.9]<br />

Bases (unweighted) 3,548 [25] 135 72 [36]<br />

Table: 34: Asian children aged 2 years in Engl<strong>and</strong><br />

Asian Infant Feeding Survey 1996<br />

Ethnic group<br />

Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D (nmol/L)* Bangladeshi Pakistani Indian<br />

Mean 42.1 36.2 42.2<br />

Median 37.5 30.0 37.5<br />

SD 21.30 19.60 22.50<br />

Upper 2.5 th percentile 91.2 92.5 102.5<br />

Lower 2.5 th percentile 16.5 14.5 14.7<br />

% below 25 nmol/L 20 34 25<br />

% below 20 nmol/L 13 18 13<br />

% below 12.5 nmol/L 0 0 0<br />

Bases (unweighted) 139 200 279<br />

*Blood samples collected October/November<br />

282

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