Table 3 Vitamin D status and mean time from the arrival to 1st evaluation, age at the arrival and age at 1st evaluation
Vitamin D Status | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Severe VDD (< 10 ng/mL) | Moderate VDD (10–20 ng/mL) | Mild VDD (20–30 ng/mL) | Normal VD (> 30 ng/mL) | p values | |
Time from the arrival in Italy to 1st evaluation (n = 808) mean ± SD (years) | 0.32 ± 0.47 | 0.34 ± 0.41 | 0.32 ± 0.47 | 0.32 ± 0.47 | 0.912 |
Age at the arrival in Italy (n = 808) mean ± SD (years) | 6.31 ± 2.84 | 5.71 ± 2.77 | 5.09 ± 2.79 | 3.86 ± 3.07 | < 0.001 |
Age at 1st evaluation (n = 859) mean ± SD (years) | 6.69 ± 2.85 | 6.03 ± 2.79 | 5.36 ± 2.77 | 4.11 ± 3.15 | < 0.001 |