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Table 2 Vitamin D levels on cord blood (25OHD CB) and neonatal serum (25OHD N) according to maternal supplementation (S) in pregnancy

From: Vitamin D status in cord blood and newborns: ethnic differences

 

FS

LOB

MMB

 

S 20

No S 12

S 5

No S 5

S 10

No S 10

25OHD CB

29.2 ± 11.4a,b

22.8 ± 12a,b

11.9 ± 6.8a

4.2 ± 0.5a

19.4 ± 6.4b

11.9 ± 5.4b

25OHD N

18.0 ± 7.9

15.9 ± 9c

11.3 ± 4.0

4.2 ± 0.3c

20.1 ± 11

8.2 ± 2.3c

  1. Abbreviations: FS very fair/fair skin, LOB light olive/light brown, MBB medium brown/black skin, S mothers supplemented with Vitamin D3, Non S mothers not supplemented with Vitamin D3. a: p < 0.004 FS vs LOB; b: p < 0.04 FS vs MMB; c: p < 0.04 FS vs LOB and MMB.
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Italian Journal of Pediatrics

ISSN: 1824-7288

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