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(redirected from nanogram)

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NG
The two-character ISO 3166 country code for NIGERIA.

NG
1. ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for the Federal Republic of Nigeria. This is the code used in international transactions to and from Nigerian bank accounts.

2. ISO 3166-2 geocode for Nigeria. This is used as an international standard for shipping to Nigeria. Each Nigerian state has its own code with the prefix "NG." For example, the code for Abia State is ISO 3166-2:NG-AB


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The patients were divided into three groups based on their vitamin D levels -- normal (over 30 nanograms per milliliter), low (15-30 ng/ml) or very low (less than 15 ng/ml) -- and were followed for a year to determine whether they developed some form of heart disease.
The patients were divided into three groups based on their vitamin D levels -- normal (over 30 nanograms per milliliter), low (15-30 ng/ml) or very low (less than 15 ng/ml) -- and were followed for a year to determine whether they developed some form of heart disease.
The researchers observed a linear relationship between baseline vitamin D levels and weight loss, with close to an additional half pound of weight loss associated with each 1 nanogram per milliliter (ng/mL) increase in plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D.
 
 
 
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