Table 4.
Serum 25(OH)D levels, calcium intake, and compliance to HRT segregated by race/ethnicity and compared to Caucasian
| Race/ethnicity | Serum 25(OH)D (ng/ml)
|
Calcium intake (mg/d)
|
HRT compliance
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (429) | Mean (sem) | P | n (250) | Mean (sem) | P | n (423) | Compliant(%) | P | |
| Caucasian | 337 | 33.6 (0.8) | — | 205 | 1947 (49) | — | 336 | 75 | — |
| African-American | 48 | 19.3 (2.3) | <0.001 | 25 | 1716 (144) | <0.001 | 44 | 66 | 0.20 |
| Asian | 18 | 17.1 (3.7) | <0.001 | 7 | 1258 (142) | 0.016 | 18 | 44 | 0.01 |
| Hispanic | 26 | 24.8 (3) | 0.01 | 13 | 1803 (241) | <0.001 | 25 | 64 | 0.24 |
For 25(OH)D, nmol/liter = 2.496 × ng/ml.