There was no correlation of BMD at different sites with serum 25(oH)D levels in the present study. no consistent relationship has been reported between 25(oH)D levels and bmD in cross- sectional studies. A recent meta-analysis confirms the lack of a consistent association between 25(oH)D and bmD, with a consistent observable effect only present in older age groups.21 A correlation has been reported between 25-oHD levels and hip bmD in subjects of South Asian descent.21-23 However in other studies involving subjects of South Asian ethnicity, including those conducted by us in healthy young subjects and school girls, there was no correlation between 25(oH)D levels and bmD at any site.16,24-26