Table 7.
Comparison of mean serum ferritin and plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations between whole cows’ milk and fortified milk consumers
| Whole cows’ milk consumers | Fortified milk consumers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean | Median | IQR | n | Mean | Median | IQR | P | |
| Serum ferritin (μg/l) | 75 | 23·7 | 20 | 3, 79 | 30 | 28·8 | 22·7 | 12, 117 | < 0·049 |
| Plasma 25(OH)D (nmol/l) | 75 | 60·8 | 55 | 12·9, 143 | 30 | 73·1 | 73·3 | 14·9, 191·8 | < 0·014 |
IQR, interquartile range.