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Table 3 Vitamin D levels on cord blood (25OHD CB) and neonatal serum (25OHD N) by mothers’ country of origin

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

 

Italy

North Africa

Africa

Asia

Latin America

 

32

10

10

5

5

GA

38.8 ± 1.1

39.5 ± 1.1

39.7 ± 0.9

38.8 ± 1.6

40 ± 1.1

BW

3175 ± 455

3420 ± 539

3425 ± 300

3039 ± 244

3291 ± 279

25OHD CB

26.8 ± 13a,b

10.6 ± 6.9a

14.3 ± 7b

16.5 ± 4.9

19.5 ± 10

25OHD N

17.1 ± 8c

8.3 ± 4c,d

14 ± 5.7d

12.2 ± 7

19.3 ± 10

  1. Abbreviations: GA gestational age, BW Birth weight; a: p < 0.004 ITALY vs NORTH AFRICA; b: p < 0.01 ITALY vs AFRICA; c: p < 0.03 ITALY vs NORTH AFRICA; d: p < 0.02 AFRICA vs NORTH AFRICA.
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Italian Journal of Pediatrics

ISSN: 1824-7288

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