Table 3.
Proportion of the population meeting specific thresholds regarding serum 25(OH)D status from selected professional advisory organizations.
| Advisory organization | % (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severely deficient (< 10 ng/mL), % | Deficient (10–19.9 ng/mL), % | Insufficient (20–29.9 ng/mL), % | Sufficient (30–149.9 ng/mL), % | |
| Russian Society of Endocrinologists64 | 5.6 (5.4, 5.9) | 33.8 (33.3, 34.4) | 36.4 (35.8, 36.9) | 24.2 (23.7, 24.7) |
| Deficiency (< 10 ng/mL), % | Sufficiency (≥ 10 ng/mL), % | |||
| UK SACN, 201668 | 5.6 (5.4, 5.9) | 94.3 (94.1, 94.6) | ||
| Deficiency (< 12 ng/mL), % | May be inadequate for some (12–19.9 ng/mL), % | Sufficient, (≥ 20 ng/mL), % | ||
| Institute of Medicine USA69, National osteoporosis society UK, 201470 | 10.3 (9.9, 10.6) | 29.2 (28.7, 29.7) | 60.6 (60.0, 61.1) | |
| Deficiency (< 10 ng/mL), % | Insufficient (10–19.9, ng/mL), % | Sufficient (≥ 20 ng/mL), % | ||
| The European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO)71 | 5.6 (5.4, 5.9) | 33.8 (33.3, 34.4) | 60.6 (60.0, 61.1) | |
| Deficient (< 20 ng/mL) | Insufficient (20–29.9 ng/mL), % | Sufficient (≥ 30 ng/mL), % | ||
| International endocrinological society4, Spanish Society for Research on Bone and Mineral Metabolism, 201172 | 39.4 (38.9, 40.0) | 36.4 (35.8, 36.9) | 24.2 (23.7, 24.7) | |
| Deficient (< 20 ng/mL), % | Sufficient (≥ 20 ng/mL), % | |||
| European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)73 | 39.4 (38.9, 40.0) | 60.6 (60.0, 61.1) | ||
| Severely deficient (< 10 ng/mL), % | Deficient (10–19.9 ng/mL), % | Adequate (20–29.9 ng/mL), % | Desirable (≥ 30 ng/mL) | |
| Federal Commission of Nutrition, Switzerland74 | 5.6 (5.4, 5.9) | 33.8 (33.3, 34.4) | 36.4 (35.8, 36.9) | 24.2 (23.7, 24.7) |
| Deficient (< 20 ng/mL) | Sufficient for general population (≥ 20 ng/mL), % | Insufficient for older populationa (20–29.9 ng/mL), % | Sufficient for older populationa (≥ 30 ng/mL), % | |
| International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF, 2010)75 | 39.4 (38.9, 40.0) | 60.6 (60.0, 61.1) | 35.1 (34.2, 36.1) | 22.4 (21.6, 23.2) |
Data are from 2013 to 2018 and are from all months of the year.
aDefined as < 60 years by the International Osteoporosis Foundation. Because the IOF thresholds are age-specific, this is the only group where the column percentages will not add to 100%.