TABLE 1

Recommendations for deficiency and inadequacy of 25-hydroxyvitamin D

Endocrine Society3
Deficiency< 20 ng/mL (< 50 nmol/L)
Insufficiency21–29 ng/mL (52.5–72.5 nmol/L)
Sufficiency30–100 ng/mL (75–250 nmol/L)
Institute of Medicine4
At risk for deficiency< 12 ng/mL (< 30 nmol/L)
At risk of inadequacy12–19 ng/mL (30–49 nmol/L)
Sufficiency20–50 ng/mL (50–125 nmol/L)
Concentration of possible concern> 50 ng/mL (> 125 nmol/L)