Vitamin D Test Results

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Below are the results of my test on 06/24/10. It says my ranges are normal but to me they seem low. I don't understand some of this so thought I would post and see what you guys think with more understanding of this issue. I haven't had a chance to talk with my onc about this yet. It's hard to read so I put in red what they say is optimum levels and my results are at the bottom in blue.





[ Reference Range for 25-Hydroxy D Total: ♦ <10 ng/mL (severe deficiency)* ♦ 10-24 ng/mL (mild to moderate deficiency)** ♦ 25-80 ng/mL (optimum levels)*** ♦ >80 ng/mL (toxicity possible)**** ♦ ♦ *Could be associated with osteomalacia or rickets ♦ **May be associated with increased risk of osteoporosis or secondary hyperparathoidism. ♦ ***Optimum levels in the normal population. ♦ ****80 ng/mL is the lowest reported level associated with toxicity in patients without primary hyperparathyroidism who have normal renal function. Most patients with toxicity have levels >150 ng/mL. ♦ Patients with renal failure can have very high 25-OH-VitD levels without any signs of toxicity, as renal conversion to the active hormone 1,25-OH-VitD is impaired or absent. ♦ ♦ These reference ranges represent clinical decision values that apply to males and females of all ages, rather than population-based reference values. Population reference ranges for 25-OH-VitD vary widely depending on ethnic background, age, geographic location of studied populations, and the sampling season. Population-based ranges correlate poorly with serum 25-OH-VitD concentrations that are associated with biologically and clinically relevant vitamin D ♦ effects and are therefore of limited clinical value.] Nutrition25-HYDROXY D2: < 4 25-HYDROXY D3: 29 25-HYDROXY D TOTAL: 29