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Table 2 Serum 25(OH)D levels and dietary VitD daily intake among the participants as classified by ethnicity

From: Association between vitamin D and glycaemic parameters in a multi-ethnic cohort of postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes in Saudi Arabia

Ethnicity

25 (OH)D (ng/ml)

P

Dietary VitD intake (IU/day)

P

Overall (n=173)

14.2±9.2

 

110 (53.5-180)

 

White-Arabic (n=126)

13.1 (7.6-19.2)

0.70

110 (62-168)

0.38

Black-African (n=30)

10.8 (8.2-17.3)

114 (73-218)

Asian-Pakistani (n=17)

12 (6-17.6)

100 (60-176)

  1. Numerical data are presented as mean ± SD or median (IQR). 25(OH)D is 25-hydroxyvitamin D. Differences in VitD between different ethnic groups were tested by Kruskal-Wallis H test
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BMC Endocrine Disorders

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