Table 2.

Distribution of serum vitamin D levels, calcium and phosphate among the enrolled children

Characteristic	Non malnourished n = 41 (%)	Malnourished n = 117 (%)	Total n = 158 (%)	P value
Vitamin D (ng/mL)
<5	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0.689
<10	1 (2.4)	3 (2.6)	4 (2.5)
<20	6 (14.6)	14 (12.0)	20 (12.7)
21–29	8 (19.5)	34 (29.1)	42 (26.6)
≥30	26 (63.4)	66 (56.4)	92 (58.2)
Calcium (mmol/L)
<2.20	26 (63.4)	50 (43.5)	76 (48.1)	0.063
2.20–2.60	13 (31.7)	61 (52.1)	74 (46.8)
>2.60	1 (2.5)	4 (3.5)	5 (3.2)
Phosphate (mmol/L)
<0.90	0 (0.0)	7 (6.0)	7 (4.4)	0.000
0.90–1.50	1 (2.4)	51 (43.6)	52 (32.9)
>1.50	40 (97.6)	58 (49.6)	98 (62.0)

Twenty-six (63.4 %) of the non malnourished children and 66 (56.4 %) of the malnourished had normal serum vitamin D levels. Twenty-six (63.4 %) of the non malnourished and 50 (43.5 %) had low serum calcium levels. Forty (97.6 %) of the non malnourished and 58 (49.6 %) of the malnourished had elevated serum phosphate levels