Table 42
Distribution of the household population by the concentration of plasma vitamin D, by age and sex, Canada, 2007 to 2009

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Distribution of the household population by the concentration of plasma vitamin D, by age and sex, Canada, 2007 to 2009: Part 1
  Concentration of plasma vitamin D
Mean 5 th percentile 10 th percentile 25 th percentile
Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval
From To From To From To From To
  nanomoles per litre
Both sexes  
Age 6 to 11 75.0 70.4 79.6 39.3 33.7 45.0 45.7 39.3 52.1 60.0 54.0 66.1
Age 12 to 19 68.1 63.8 72.4 27.5 23.5 31.4 34.9 28.5 41.2 48.9 43.5 54.4
Age 20 to 39 65.0 61.0 69.0 27.4 23.6 31.3 34.9 31.6 38.2 46.3 42.8 49.9
Age 40 to 59 66.5 63.9 69.1 28.1 25.6 30.7 36.7 32.5 40.9 49.3 46.3 52.3
Age 60 to 79 72.0 69.5 74.5 33.9 31.3 36.4 42.2 40.4 43.9 54.6 51.5 57.7
Age 6 to 19 70.6 67.1 74.2 30.5 25.7 35.2 38.4 33.5 43.4 53.1 48.9 57.4
Age 20 to 79 67.1 64.8 69.4 29.3 26.6 32.0 36.6 34.0 39.3 49.0 46.3 51.6
Age 6 to 79 67.7 65.3 70.1 29.4 26.7 32.1 36.9 34.1 39.7 49.5 46.8 52.2
Males  
Age 6 to 11 76.8 73.0 80.6 44.1 39.4 48.9 49.5 44.1 54.9 63.6 59.7 67.5
Age 12 to 19 65.6 60.9 70.4 26.7 22.4 31.0 31.9 26.4 37.5 44.5 39.0 50.1
Age 20 to 39 60.7 55.3 66.0 25.9 21.9 29.9 32.7 27.8 37.7 44.4 40.3 48.5
Age 40 to 59 66.0 62.4 69.5 27.4 25.0 29.7 31.7 25.8 37.6 48.2 44.2 52.2
Age 60 to 79 70.5 67.5 73.5 32.9 30.3 35.6 40.7 35.9 45.6 53.4 50.0 56.7
Age 6 to 19 69.7 65.8 73.6 30.5 25.5 35.4 37.3 31.6 42.9 51.2 45.7 56.8
Age 20 to 79 64.8 61.6 68.0 27.2 24.3 30.2 33.8 30.1 37.6 47.1 43.9 50.3
Age 6 to 79 65.7 62.6 68.8 27.5 24.7 30.3 34.4 30.5 38.3 47.4 44.2 50.7
Females  
Age 6 to 11 73.1 67.1 79.1 36.0 28.9 43.0 42.4 33.9 50.9 56.3 49.1 63.5
Age 12 to 19 70.8 65.9 75.8 27.7 20.6 34.8 38.4 29.5 47.4 53.7 48.6 58.8
Age 20 to 39 69.5 65.9 73.2 31.9 27.6 36.3 38.0 34.4 41.6 49.3 45.7 52.9
Age 40 to 59 67.1 65.0 69.2 30.7 26.4 35.0 38.7 34.9 42.4 50.0 46.3 53.6
Age 60 to 79 73.3 70.3 76.3 35.0 30.4 39.6 43.0 40.4 45.6 55.8 52.0 59.6
Age 6 to 19 71.7 67.8 75.6 30.5 23.9 37.1 39.4 33.3 45.6 54.7 50.7 58.7
Age 20 to 79 69.3 67.5 71.2 32.1 29.3 34.9 39.5 36.5 42.4 50.9 48.3 53.5
Age 6 to 79 69.7 67.8 71.7 32.0 29.0 34.9 39.5 36.5 42.4 51.3 48.5 54.0
Distribution of the household population by the concentration of plasma vitamin D, by age and sex, Canada, 2007 to 2009: Part 2
  Concentration of plasma vitamin D
50 th percentile 75 th percentile 90 th percentile 95 th percentile
Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval
From To From To From To From To
  nanomoles per litre
Both sexes  
Age 6 to 11 74.1 70.4 77.9 87.5 83.4 91.6 103.5 96.8 110.3 114.9 107.4 122.4
Age 12 to 19 64.2 59.8 68.7 85.0 79.4 90.7 104.0 97.9 110.1 115.9 110.0 121.9
Age 20 to 39 61.2 56.6 65.8 78.8 73.6 84.1 95.6 89.6 101.5 110.5 96.6 124.5
Age 40 to 59 65.8 62.4 69.2 81.0 78.3 83.6 97.5 93.8 101.1 110.5 102.5 118.6
Age 60 to 79 71.2 66.7 75.7 88.9 84.9 92.9 103.1 101.0 105.2 112.2 109.5 114.8
Age 6 to 19 69.0 65.4 72.6 86.5 82.8 90.2 103.8 98.7 109.0 115.8 111.2 120.4
Age 20 to 79 65.1 62.3 68.0 82.0 79.9 84.0 98.6 95.4 101.8 111.4 106.7 116.0
Age 6 to 79 65.7 63.0 68.5 82.9 80.8 85.0 99.5 96.5 102.5 112.2 107.9 116.4
Males  
Age 6 to 11 76.0 73.1 79.0 88.0 83.2 92.8 102.2 96.0 108.5 113.2 105.1 121.3
Age 12 to 19 63.0 58.3 67.7 83.5 76.8 90.1 101.5 94.4 108.6 111.3 105.1 117.5
Age 20 to 39 56.8 51.9 61.7 72.9 65.9 79.8 90.0 81.3 98.7 98.8 73.2 124.3
Age 40 to 59 65.3 60.6 70.0 81.4 76.4 86.3 97.6 92.1 103.1 112.5 100.6 124.4
Age 60 to 79 69.2 64.5 73.9 86.9 81.6 92.3 101.3 97.1 105.4 109.9 102.1 117.7
Age 6 to 19 69.1 64.9 73.2 86.1 81.3 90.9 101.8 95.6 107.9 112.0 106.7 117.3
Age 20 to 79 62.6 58.8 66.5 80.1 76.0 84.3 95.4 90.9 99.9 108.4 100.3 116.5
Age 6 to 79 63.9 60.3 67.5 81.0 77.2 84.8 97.4 93.2 101.6 108.7 102.5 114.9
Females  
Age 6 to 11 72.1 66.7 77.6 86.1 81.0 91.2 106.9 97.3 116.5 115.8 104.3 127.3
Age 12 to 19 66.4 60.5 72.4 87.0 80.4 93.5 105.3 94.6 116.0 119.2 106.5 131.9
Age 20 to 39 66.1 61.4 70.9 84.1 81.5 86.6 104.0 96.8 111.3 121.1 108.2 133.9
Age 40 to 59 66.3 63.3 69.3 80.6 77.5 83.7 96.1 92.3 99.8 110.2 102.9 117.4
Age 60 to 79 73.0 68.4 77.6 90.8 87.4 94.2 105.1 100.6 109.6 112.3 108.4 116.2
Age 6 to 19 68.9 64.7 73.1 86.9 82.9 90.9 106.6 99.3 113.9 116.7 107.7 125.8
Age 20 to 79 67.4 65.3 69.5 83.8 82.8 84.8 101.8 98.6 104.9 113.3 107.9 118.7
Age 6 to 79 67.9 65.7 70.1 84.1 82.6 85.5 102.3 99.5 105.1 114.9 110.1 119.7
Note(s):
Total household population aged 6 to 79, except those meeting the exclusion criteria. For more information regarding the exclusion criteria and the limit of detection for plasma vitamin D, please refer to the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) Data User Guide: Cycle 1.
Source(s):
Canadian Health Measures Survey, Cycle 1.