Table 4 Vitamin D status according to skin colour
Group A n = 82 | Group B n = 121 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-white n = 11 | White n = 71 | Non-white n = 18 | White n = 103 | |
25-OH-D level | % | % | % | % |
> 30 ng/ml | 45.5 | 46.5 | – | 22.3 |
20–29 ng/ml | 27.3 | 43.7 | 22.2 | 36.9 |
< 20 ng/ml | 27.3 | 9.9 | 77.8 | 40.8 |
All | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Chi-square test ( P ) | 0.225 | 0.009* | ||