Table 2

The number of patients who had initial and six-month follow-up serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) taken as part of their Health Assessment in general practice n = 266 patients

Number of patients with initial 25-OHD levels*

%

Follow up 25-OHD levels at six months

Low

Borderline

Normal

Total followed

%

Low

89

33.5%

19

32

5

56

63%

Borderline

109

41%

1

1

1

3

3%

Normal

68

26%

-

-

-

0

0%

*Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D = < 51 nmol/l, Borderline 25-hydroxyvitamin D = 51-79 nmol/l, Normal 25-hydroxyvitamin D = 80+ nmol/l

Kljakovic et al. Asia Pacific Family Medicine 2012 11:3   doi:10.1186/1447-056X-11-3