Study population & location | 25(OH) D (ng/mL) mean (SD) | Vitamin D status | Reference | ||
% Deficient | % Insufficient | % Sufficient | |||
N = 35 Infants, 3 months old. | 18.19 ± 9.74 | 80%# | - | - | Bhalala U. et al. [19] (2007) |
N = 180 Healthy lactating mothers. | 10.88 ± 5.8 | 47.8%* | - | - | Seth A. et al. [28] (2009) |
N = 180 Exclusively breast fed infants, 2 - 24 week old. | 11.6 ± 8.3 | 43.2%* | - | - | |
N = 60 Lactating mothers, age 25.0 (2.0) yrs. | 9.06 ± 4.78 | 98.3% | - | - | Mehrota P. et al. [29] (2010) |
N = 60 Breastfed infants, age 3.0 (0.14) months. | 9.03 ± 4.63 | 100% | - | - | |
N = 97 Lactating mothers. | 9.85 ± 6.28 | - | - | - | Agarwal N. et al. [30] (2010) |
N = 97 Exclusively breastfed infants. | 12.59 ± 8.37 | - | - | - | |
N = 98 Lactating mothers, Delhi, age 23.3 (3.3) yrs. | Median 9.8 (5.0 - 13.8) | 92.6% | - | - | Jain V. et al. [31] (2011) |
N = 98 Breastfed Infants, 58.2% male, age 13.6 (2.2) weeks. | Median 10.1 (2.5 - 17.1) | 86.5% | - | - | |
N = 342 Lactating mothers, 6 - 8 weeks postpartum. | 7.84 ± 3.32 | 99.7% | - | - | Marwaha R.K. et al. [23] (2011) |
N = 342 Exclusively breastfed infants. | 8.92 ± 4.2 | 98.8% | - | - |