Table 1.
Recommendations for patents at risk for D deficiency (JIA and other rheumatic inflammatory diseases)
| Age | IOM recommendations for healthy children | IOM recommendations for healthy children at risk of vitamin D deficiency | Proposed recommendation for children with rheumatic diseases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAR IU (μg)/day | RDA IU (μg)/day | UL IU (μg)/day | Daily requirement IU/day | UL, IU/day | IU/day | |
| Infants | ||||||
| 0–6 months | 400 (10) | 1000 (25) | 400–1000 | 2000 | 1000 | |
| 6–12 months | 400 (10) | 1500 (38) | 400–1000 | 2000 | 1500–2000 | |
| Children | ||||||
| 1–3 years | 400 (10) | 600 (15) | 2500 (63) | 600–1000 | 4000 | 2000 |
| 4–8 years | 400 (10) | 600 (15) | 3000 (75) | 600–1000 | 4000 | 2000 |
| Boys | ||||||
| 9–13 years | 400 (10) | 600 (15) | 4000 (100) | 600–1000 | 4000 | 2000 |
| 14–18 years | 400 (10) | 600 (15) | 4000 (100) | 600–1000 | 4000 | 2000 |
| Girls | ||||||
| 9–13 years | 400 (10) | 600 (15) | 4000 (100) | 400–2000 | 4000 | 2000–3000 |
| 14–18 years | 400 (10) | 600 (15) | 4000 (100) | 400–2000 | 4000 | 2000–3000 |
Adapted from references 52 and 72; EAR-estimated average requirement; RDA-recommended daily allowance; UL-tolerable upper intake level