Table 2.
Iron and vitamin D threshold values, and numbers and percentages of participants providing blood samples for analysis
Fortified milk consumers | Cows’ milk consumers | ||||
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Blood analyte measure | Threshold value | n | % | n | % |
Hb (for children aged 10 months or over) | 110 g/l | 35 | 25 | 78 | 19 |
Serum ferritin (for children aged 12 months and over) | 12 µg/l | 30 | 22 | 75 | 19 |
Plasma 25(OH)D (for entire population) | 25 nmol/l | 30 | 22 | 75 | 19 |
25(OH)D, 25-hydroxyvitamin D.