Table-I.
Biochemical Characteristics of participating infants 1-6 months’ age (n=67) and nursing mothers (n=60).
| Biochemistry | Infants | Mothers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serum calcium*, mg/dl (mean ± SD) | 8.88 ± 0.91 | 8.98 ± 0.73 | ||
| Serum phosphate, mg/dl (mean ± SD) | 5.8 ± 1.03 | 4.19 ± 0.97 | ||
| Serum Alkaline phosphatase, IU/L (mean ± SD) | 282.4 ± 72.67 | 174.68 ± 53.97 | ||
| Serum Albumin, g/dl (mean ± SD) | 3.84 ± 0.36 | 3.82 ± 0.26 | ||
| Serum Vit. D, ng/ml (median, (IQR) | 20.90 (49.5) | 21.0 (7.2 – 43.8) | ||
| VD3 status | n | (%) | n | (%) |
| Optimal (> 50 ng/ml) | 21 | (31.3) | 00 | (00) |
| Insufficient (30 - < 50 ng/ml) | 05 | (7.5) | 02 | (3.3) |
| Deficient (<30 ng/ml) | 41 | (61.2) | 58 | (96.7) |
| Serum PTH, pg/ml (median, range) | 20.90 | (26.17) | 20.89 | (2.9-232.4) |
*
Corrected serum Calcium proportional to Albumin status.