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This review investigates the vitamin D status (as measured by 25(OH)D and dietary intake) of the African-Caribbean population globally.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Subjects\/Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>A systematic review was conducted by searching key databases (PUBMED, Web of Science, Scopus) from inception until October 2019. Search terms included \u2018Vitamin D status\u2019 and \u2018African-Caribbean\u2019. A random effects and fixed effects meta-analysis was performed by combining means and standard error of the mean.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Result<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The search yielded 19 papers that included <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20095670 African-Caribbean participants from six countries. A meta-analysis found this population to have sufficient (&gt;50\u2009nmol\/L) 25(OH)D levels at 67.8\u2009nmol\/L, 95% CI (57.9, 7.6) but poor dietary intake of vitamin D at only 3.0\u2009\u00b5g\/day, 95% CI (1.67,4.31). For those living at low latitudes \u2018insufficient\u2019 (as defined by study authors) 25(OH)D levels were found only in participants with type 2 diabetes and in those undergoing haemodialysis. Suboptimal dietary vitamin D intake (according to the UK recommended nutrient intake of 10\u2009\u00b5g\/day) was reported in all studies at high latitudes. Studies at lower latitudes, with lower recommended dietary intakes (Caribbean recommended dietary intake: 2.5\u2009\u00b5g\/day) found \u2018sufficient\u2019 intake in two out of three studies.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>25(OH)D sufficiency was found in African-Caribbean populations at lower latitudes. 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