Table 3: Association between sex, age, nutritional, socioeconomical and vitamin D status.
|
Variable |
Normal vitamin D level n = 31 |
Low vitamin D level n = 81 |
Total |
Test statistics |
P value |
|
Sex |
χ2 = 0.001 |
0.975 |
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|
Male |
20 (64.5%) |
52 (64.2%) |
72 (64.3%) |
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|
Female |
11 (35.5%) |
29 (35.8%) |
40 (35.7%) |
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|
Total |
31 (100%) |
81 (100%) |
112 (100%) |
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|
Age group |
χ2 = 4.710 |
0.194 |
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|
1-6 months |
07 (22.6%) |
30 (37.1%) |
37 (33.0%) |
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|
7-12 months |
11 (35.5%) |
27 (33.3%) |
38 (33.9%) |
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|
13-18 months |
05 (16.1%) |
15 (18.5%) |
20 (17.9%) |
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|
19-24 months |
08 (25.8%) |
09 (11.1%) |
17 (15.2%) |
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|
Total |
31 (100%) |
81 (100%) |
112 (100%) |
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|
Nutritional status |
χ2 = 0.509 |
0.775 |
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|
Normal weight |
23 (74.2%) |
61 (75.3%) |
84 (75.0%) |
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|
Under weight |
07 (22.6%) |
19 (23.5%) |
26 (23.2%) |
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|
Overweight |
01 (03.2%) |
01 (01.2%) |
02 (1.8%) |
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|
Total |
31 (100%) |
81 (100%) |
112 (100%) |
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|
Socioeconomic status |
χ2 = 0.440 |
0.803 |
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|
High (Classes 1 & 11) |
12 (38.7%) |
26 (32.1%) |
38 (33.9%) |
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|
Middle (Class 111) |
13 (41.9%) |
38 (46.9%) |
51 (45.5%) |
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|
Low (Classes 1V & V) |
06 (19.4%) |
17 (21.0%) |
23 (20.6%) |
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|
Total |
31 (100%) |
81 (100%) |
112 (100%) |
χ2 = Pearson Chi-Square