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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 5. Association between level ofvitamin D and socio-demographic characteristics of participated females.
| Sociodemographic characteristic | Vitamin D Level | TotalN (%) | P value | ||
| Deficiency<12 ng/ml | Insufficiency 12-20 ng/ml | Sufficiency >20-150 ng/ml | |||
| Marital status Unmarried Married Divorced | 10 (50%) 31 (40.8%) 2 (50%) | 3 (15%) 10 (13.2%) 0 (0%) | 7 (35%) 35 (46.1%) 2 (50%) | 20 (20%) 76 (76%) 4 (4%) | >0.05 |
| Wearing Hijab No Hijab Hijab Niqab | 1 (11.1%) 36 (43.9%) 6 (66.7%) | 2 (22.2%) 10 (12.2%) 1 (11.1%) | 6 (66.7%) 36 (43.9%) 2 (22.2%) | 9 (9%) 82 (82%) 9 (9%) | >0.05 |
| N of children 2 or less 3 and more | 24 (40%) 19 (47.5%) | 9 (15%) 4 (10%) | 27 (45%) 17 (42.5%) | 60 (60%) 40 (40%) | >0.05 |
| Occupation Unemployed Employed | 38 (62.3%) 5 (12.8%) | 8 (13.1%) 5 (12.8%) | 15 (24.6%) 29 (74.4%) | 61 (61%) 39 (39%) | >0.05 |