Table 4.
Distribution of vitamin D status at each time-point (6 weeks, 3, and 6 months) for maternal and infant samples.
| Weeks | Months | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mothers | 6 | 3 | 6 | |
| Breastmilk | n 1 | 89 (%) | 85 (%) | |
| Deficient | <50 nmol/L | 16 (18.0) | 26 (30.6) | |
| Insufficient | 50–74 nmol/L | 35 (39.3) | 34 (40.0) | |
| Sufficient | ≥75 nmol/L | 38 (42.7) | 25 (29.4) | |
| Plasma | n 1 | 87 (%) | 84 (%) | |
| Deficient | <50 nmol/L | 11 (12.6) | 12 (14.3) | |
| Insufficient | 50–74 nmol/L | 44 (50.6) | 40 (47.6) | |
| Sufficient | ≥75 nmol/L | 32 (36.8) | 32 (38.1) | |
| Infants | ||||
| Plasma | Total | 52 (%) | 48 (%) | |
| Deficient | <50 nmol/L | 16 (30.8) | 4 (8.3) | |
| Insufficient | 50–74 nmol/L | 15 (28.8) | 23 (47.9) | |
| Sufficient | ≥75 nmol/L | 21 (40.4) | 21 (43.8) | |
1 number of samples (n).