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Table 3 Vitamins D and A status among children and adolescents with different nutritional status

From: Serum levels of vitamin D, retinol, zinc, and CRP in relation to obesity among children and adolescents

 

Vitamin D statusa

Vitamin A statusb

Deficiency

Inadequacy

Normal

Appropriate

Deficiency

Marginal deficiency

Appropriate

Low weight

3 (1.7%)

61 (34.5%)

83 (46.9%)

30 (16.9%)

11 (6.2%)

49 (27.7%)

117 (66.1%)

Euthophic

37 (2.0%)

656 (35.7%)

850 (46.2%)

297 (16.1%)

78 (4.2%)

478 (26.0%)

1285 (69.8%)

Overweight

7 (2.3%)

110 (36.2%)

138 (45.4%)

49 (16.1%)

14 (4.6%)

65 (21.4%)

225 (74.0%)

Obese

1 (0.3%)

86 (29.0%)

144 (48.5%)

66 (22.2%)

14 (4.7%)

54 (18.2%)

229 (77.1%)

  1. ac2 = 15.443, p = 0.079
  2. bc2 = 12.704, p = 0.048; trend c2 = 6.886, p = 0.009