Table 4 Result following age
Age | Category | Study found | Total participants | Range of average vitamin D level (standard deviation) | Prevalence of hypovitaminosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neonates | 6 | 763 | 6 to 20Â ng/mL (4 to 11) | 85% [95% CI: 76% to 91%] | |
1 month–5 years [45, 47, 48, 51, 53, 54, 57,58,59,60,61,62, 65, 66] | Infants and preschool children | 14 | 4324 | 5 to 34 ng/mL (1 to 17) | 55% [95% CI: 35% to 75%] |
6–18 years [26, 28,29,30,31,32,33,34, 36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44] | School children | 17 | 12,709 | 6 to 26 ng/mL (1 to 17) | 57% [95% CI: 33% to 80%] |
Others | 4 | 437 | 14 to 30Â ng/mL (8 to 23) | 57% [95% CI: 35% to 77%] |