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Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (S-25OHD), serum intact parathyroid hormone (S-iPTH), serum calcium (S-Ca), serum phosphate (S-P) concentration and serum alkaline phosphatase activity (S-ALP) were measured from fasting samples. Bone indexes of hip and spine were measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. The mean S-25OHD (36\u00b77\u00a0nmol\/l) was low compared to that recommended for vitamin D sufficiency. About 16\u00a0% of the subjects were found to be vitamin D-deficient (S-25OHD\u00a0&lt;\u00a025\u00a0nmol\/l). We observed a high prevalence (88\u00b75\u00a0%) of vitamin D insufficiency (S-25OHD\u00a0&lt;\u00a050\u00a0nmol\/l) as well as a significant inverse relationship between S-25OHD and S-iPTH (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> \u2212\u00a00\u00b725, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0\u2264\u00a00\u00b7001). A decrease in S-25OHD (\u00a0&lt;\u00a038\u00a0nmol\/l) and an increase in S-iPTH (&gt;21\u00a0ng\/l) was associated with progressive reduction in bone mineral density at the femoral neck and lumbar spine. According to the WHO criteria, the mean <jats:italic>T<\/jats:italic>-score of the femoral neck and lumbar spine of the subjects were within osteopenic range. We observed that subjects with a bone mineral density <jats:italic>T<\/jats:italic>-score\u00a0&lt;\u00a0\u2212\u00a02\u00b75 had a trend of lower values of BMI, waist\u2013hip circumference, mid-upper-arm circumference, S-25OHD and higher S-iPTH and S-ALP. 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