Research Article

Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Children with Fractures: Before and during the COVID-19 Outbreak

Table 3

Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency of the patients.

VariableGroup I (N = 334)Group II (N = 210)Group III (N = 97) value value

Serum 25(OH)D<0.001#0.075#
Deficient177 (53.0%)69 (32.9%)64 (66.0%)
Insufficient140 (41.9%)118 (56.2%)29 (29.9%)
Sufficient17 (5.1%)23 (11.0%)4 (4.1%)

Data are presented as n (%). Deficient: serum 25(OH)D level <20 ng/mL, insufficient: serum 25(OH)D level from 20 to 32 ng/mL, and sufficient: serum 25(OH)D level ≥32 ng/mL. value: compared group I with group II, value: compared group I with group III, and value: calculated by the chi-square test.