Table 5.
Prevalence of low vitamin D status in selected European countries
| Country, source | n | Age (range or mean) | <25 nmol/l (<10 ng/ml) | <45/50 nmol/l (<20 ng/ml) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria (Austrian Nutrition Report 2012) | 1002 | 7–14 F | 22.3 | 40.0 |
| 7–14 M | 17.7 | 38.1 | ||
| 18–64 F | 11.6 | 28.2 | ||
| 18–64 M | 14.2 | 29.7 | ||
| 65–80 F | 19.9 | 42.4 | ||
| 65–80 M | 20.4 | 44.4 | ||
| France (ENNS 2006–7) | 2007 | 18–28 | 7.5 | 45.9 |
| 30–54 | 5.2 | 41.4 | ||
| 55–74 | 1.9 | 41.7 | ||
| Germany (Hintzpeter et al. 2008a) | 4030 | 18–79 M | 15.6 | 56.8 |
| 18–79 F | 17.0 | 57.8 | ||
| The Netherlands (van der A D et al. 2012) | 2785 | 18+ M | 10 (<30 nmol/l) | 39 |
| 18+ F | 8 (<30 nmol/l) | 34 | ||
| Spain (González-Molero et al. 2011) | 1262 | 20–83 | 33.9 | |
| Turkey (Hekimsoy et al. 2010) | 391 | 45.1 | 74.9 | |
| Northern Europe* (Andersen et al. 2005) | 420 | 12.6 | 37 | 92 |
| 71.8 | 17 | 67 |
*
Northern Europe: Denmark, Finland, Ireland and Poland.
F, female; M, male.