| [1,25(OH)2D] | 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D |
| CYP24A1 | 24-hydroxylase |
| [25(OH)D] | 25-hydroxyvitamin D |
| CYP27B1 | 25-hydroxyvitamin D 1-α hydroxylase |
| ES | Endocrine Society |
| HRT | hormone replacement therapy |
| IOM | Institute of Medicine |
| LC-TMS | Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry |
| MET | Metabolic Equivalent of Task |
| MA/H | Mexican American/Hispanic |
| MEC | Mobile Examination Centers |
| NHANES | National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey |
| NHB | non-Hispanic black |
| NCHS | National Center for Health Statistics |
| PIR | poverty income ratio |
| UV | Ultraviolet |
| US | United States |
| VDR | vitamin D receptors |