vitamin d deficiency. - Vitamins & Supplements Message Board

talper · 10-09-2006, 02:08 AM

hello, i just got my vitamin d results...
i have muscle+joint pains for 10 months and they are all over, and i thought it will be smart to test for d as a deficiency can cause pains.
my level is 16.4 (10-------55 ng/ml range), definatly low, but now out the range.
i heared in a place that you should never be below 35 or so, and 20 and down is severe deficient.
althought in the lab they say its normal... (its in the "range"... ): lol)
i guess i will not get a shot from a doctor, but what should i do? is it really a big deficient and can contribute to my pains?
how low am i?

thank you

FoolsGold · 10-19-2006, 08:59 AM

Please do not ever use the word 'normal' to describe test results.
If a value has been reported as 'within reference range' then it is 'within reference range' but that does NOT mean 'normal'. Not ever! Nor does it mean 'healthy' or 'optimal' or 'good'. It means 'within reference range' and it means nothing more than 'within reference range'. It does not mean that that value is not associated with a disease condition. For many tests a value that is 'within reference range' but also in the lowest decile of results is considered indicative of pathology.

Adjustments for age, sex and ethnicity are often required once you've obtained test results anyway.

Many lab tests have never been subjected to any validation procedures for establishing reference ranges and many laboratories use different reference ranges.