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Risk Factors of Vitamin D Insufficiency/Deficiency among a sample of Egyptian Females in Child Bearing Period

Current Research in Public Health | Vol 4, Issue 1

Table 1. Socio-Demographic Characteristics and anthropometric measures of ParticipatedFemales.

Anthropometric measuresMean± SD(Minimum – Maximum)
Height in cm159.85±7.08(140 – 177)
Weight in kg83.32±18.97(45 – 140.3)
BMI32.48±6.57(19.2 – 52.9)
Sociodemographic characteristicNumberPercent
Marital status
Unmarried
Married
Divorced
 
20
76
4
 
20%
76%
4%
Occupation
House wife
Employed
 
61
39
 
61%
39%
Wearing Head Scarf
No Scarf
Hijab
Niqab
 
9
82
9
 
9%
82%
9%
Parity
2 or less
3 and more
 
56
44
 
56%
44%
N of children
2 or less
3 and more
 
60
40
 
60%
40%