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Table 1 Vitamin D levels on cord blood (25OHD CB) and neonatal serum (25OHD N) by skin colour

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

 

FS

Dark skin

  

LOB

MBB

 

32

10

20

GA

38.8 ± 1.1

39.5 ± 1.1

39.5 ± 1.2

BW

3175 ± 455

3420 ± 539

3303 ± 318

25OHD CB

26.8 ± 13 a,b

10.6 ± 6.9a

14.7 ± 6.2b

25OHD N

17.1 ± 8a

8.3 ± 4a,c

15.3 ± 8c

  1. Abbreviations: GA gestational age, BW Birth weight, FS very fair/fair skin, LOB light olive/light brown, MBB medium brown/black skin. a: p < 0.01 FS vs LOB; b: p < 0.01 FS vs MBB; c: p < 0.02 MMB vs LOB.
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Italian Journal of Pediatrics

ISSN: 1824-7288

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