Refugees whose vitamin D plasma concentration levels met and did not meet those recommended by the IOM and Osteoporosis Canada guidelines
| REFUGEES | VITAMIN D PLASMA CONCENTRATION RECOMMENDATIONS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IOM GUIDELINES, LOWER THAN DESIRABLE (< 50 NMOL/L), N (%) | OSTEOPOROSIS CANADA GUIDELINES | |||
| DEFICIENT (< 25 NMOL/L), N (%) | INSUFFICIENT (25–75 NMOL/L), N (%) | DESIRABLE (> 75 NMOL/L), N (%) | ||
| Children, 0–19 y | ||||
| All children (N = 756) | 318 (42) | 78 (10) | 539 (71) | 139 (18) |
| Region of origin | ||||
| • Africa (n = 236) | 112 (47) | 34 (14) | 148 (63) | 54 (23) |
| • Asia (n = 218) | 105 (48) | 27 (12) | 170 (78) | 21 (10) |
| • Middle East (n = 59) | 43 (73) | 15 (25) | 40 (68) | 4 (7) |
| • South America (n = 211) | 48 (23) | 2 (1) | 155 (73) | 54 (26) |
| • Other (n = 32) | 10 (31) | 0 (0) | 26 (81) | 6 (19) |
| Women, 20–45 y | ||||
| All women (N = 461) | 279 (61) | 96 (21) | 309 (67) | 56 (12) |
| Region of origin | ||||
| • Africa (n = 176) | 109 (62) | 39 (22) | 109 (62) | 28 (16) |
| • Asia (n = 116) | 82 (71) | 29 (25) | 81 (70) | 6 (5) |
| • Middle East (n = 47) | 46 (98) | 27 (57) | 20 (43) | 0 (0) |
| • South America (n = 98) | 26 (27) | 1 (1) | 78 (80) | 19 (19) |
| • Other (n = 24) | 16 (67) | 0 (0) | 21 (88) | 3 (12) |
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