Table 2 Mean vitamin D levels by survey response.
From: Vitamin D status in Armenian women: a stratified cross-sectional cluster analysis
Count of respondents who replied affirmatively (% of total respondents)a | Mean 25-OH D of respondents who answered affirmatively | Mean 25-OH D of respondents who answered negatively | p value, calculated via T test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Currently ill | 579 (50%) | 20 ng/mL | 20 ng/mL | 0.4 |
Chronic disease | 374 (34%) | 20 ng/mL | 19 ng/mL | 0.3 |
Current medication use | 631 (54%) | 20 ng/mL | 20 ng/mL | 1 |
Calcium supplements | 164 (14%) | 21 ng/mL | 20 ng/mL | 0.004 |
Vitamin D supplements | 111 (9.5%) | 23 ng/mL | 19 ng/mL | <0.0001 |
Multivitamin supplement | 48 (4.2%) | 22 ng/mL | 20 ng/mL | 0.03 |
Number of children | – | – | – | 0.09b |
Premenopause | 621 (51%) | 20 ng/mL | 19 ng/mL | 0.01 |
Early menopausec | 182 (33%) | 19 ng/mL | 20 ng/mL | 0.7 |
Currently pregnant | 37 (3.1%) | 28 ng/mL | 20 ng/mL | <0.0001 |
Currently breast feeding | 44 (3.7%) | 20 ng/mL | 20 ng/mL | 0.9 |
Previous fracture | 230 (20%) | 19 ng/mL | 20 ng/mL | 0.4 |
Parent broken hip | 67 (5.8%) | 20 ng/mL | 20 ng/mL | 0.8 |
Smoking | 17 (1.4%) | 22 ng/mL | 20 ng/mL | 0.2 |
Alcohol use | 12 (1.0%) | 19 ng/mL | 20 ng/mL | 0.8 |
Sunburn in past year | 171 (16%) | 21 ng/mL | 19 ng/mL | 0.004 |
Vigorous activity | 219 (19%) | 20 ng/mL | 20 ng/mL | 0.2 |
Moderate activity | 250 (25%) | 20 ng/mL | 20 ng/mL | 0.4 |
Walking or biking | 473 (44%) | 20 ng/mL | 20 ng/mL | 0.4 |
Vigorous sport | 108 (10%) | 21 ng/mL | 20 ng/mL | 0.2 |
Moderate sport | 125 (12%) | 20 ng/mL | 20 ng/mL | 0.6 |
Sitting more than 3 h per day | 467 (52%) | 22 ng/mL | 21 ng/mL | <0.0001 |
Yerevan dwelling | 417 (35%) | 19 ng/mL | 20 ng/mL | <0.0001 |
