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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 6. Association between life style and dietary profile in participating women andlevel of vitamin D in blood.
| Life style and dietary profile | Vitamin D Level | TotalN (%) | P value | ||
| Deficiency<12 ng/ml | Insufficiency 12-20 ng/ml | Sufficiency>20-150 ng/ml | |||
| Duration of Sun Exposure <5 minutes 5-15 minutes 16-30 minutes >30 minutes | 19 (79.2%) 8 (47.1%) 5 (22.7%) 11 (29.7%) | 3 (12.5%) 3 (17.6%) 2 (9.1%) 5 (13.5%) | 2 (8.3%) 6 (35.3%) 15 (68.2%) 21 (56.8%) | 24 (24%) 17 (17%) 22 (22%) 37(37%) | <0.05 |
| Sun screen use No Yes | 42 (44.7%) 1 (16.7%) | 12 (12.8%) 1 (16.7%) | 40 (42.6%) 4 (66.7%) | 94 (94%) 6 (6%) | >0.05 |
| Daily milk consumption None 1 cup 2 cups | 18 (42.9%) 18 (56.3%) 0 (0%) | 9 (21.4%) 2 (6.3%) 0 (0%) | 15 (35.7%) 12 (37.5%) 3 (100%) | 42 (42%) 32 (32%) 3 (3%) | <0.05 |
| Fish consumption/W None 1 – 2 Times ≥ 3 Times | 31 (58.5%) 12 (30%) 0 (0%) | 9 (17%) 4 (10%) 0 (0%) | 13 (24.5%) 24 (60%) 7 (100%) | 53 (53%) 40 (40%) 7 (7%) | <0.05 |
| Vitamin intake None Intake | 43 (43.9%) 0 (0%) | 12 (12.2%) 1 (50%) | 43 (43.9%) 1 (50%) | 98 (98%) 2 (2%) | >0.05 |