Table 1. Mean 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations among the US Population Aged 6 Years and Older, 2001–2010, with Percentage Breakouts by Vitamin D Status
Unweighted No.25(OH)D (ng/mL), Mean (SE)Percentage (SE) of Population by 25(OH)D Status
<20 ng/mL20–<30 ng/mL≥30 ng/mL
Population36,43425.9 (0.23)27 (1.0)43 (0.6)30 (0.9)
Sex
    Male17,89725.8 (0.23)25 (1.0)46 (0.7)29 (1.0)
    Female18,53726.0 (0.24)30 (1.0)39 (0.7)31 (0.9)
Race/ethnicity
    Non-Hispanic white15,65228.3 (0.22)17 (0.7)44 (0.7)39 (1.0)
    Mexican-American8,52821.9 (0.26)41 (1.5)47 (1.0)13 (0.8)
    Non-Hispanic black8,26717.4 (0.27)68 (1.5)26 (1.2)6 (0.5)
    All other3,98722.6 (0.29)39 (1.9)45 (1.4)16 (1.0)
Age (years)
    6–<103,02329.1 (0.34)10 (0.8)49 (1.5)41 (1.9)
    10–<209,84125.8 (0.30)25 (1.3)47 (1.1)28 (1.2)
    20–<408,21425.4 (0.28)31 (1.3)41 (0.8)29 (1.1)
    40–<607,38525.7 (0.26)28 (1.2)42 (1.0)30 (1.1)
    ≥607,97126.2 (0.24)27 (0.8)41 (0.7)32 (1.1)
Weight (kg)
    <251,04730.4 (0.44)6 (0.8)46 (2.3)48 (2.5)
    25–<505,06827.1 (0.31)19 (1.2)47 (1.4)34 (1.5)
    50–<7514,78527.0 (0.23)24 (1.0)41 (0.7)35 (0.9)
    75–<10011,43525.3 (0.24)29 (1.1)43 (0.8)28 (1.0)
    100–<1253,23723.4 (0.31)36 (1.7)42 (1.6)22 (1.4)
    ≥12586220.3 (0.45)50 (2.7)39 (2.3)10 (1.6)
  • 25(OH)D, 25-hydroxyvitamin D; SE, standard error.