Research Article
Vitamin D and Parathyroid Hormone Status in Female Garment Workers: A Case-Control Study in Bangladesh
Table 1
Baseline demographic characteristics of study subjects.
| Characteristics | All | Case | Control | value | () | () | () |
| Age (year) | 27.8 ± 5.1 | 27.2 ± 5.5 | 28.3 ± 4.6 | 0.32 | Weight (Kg) | 52.2 ± 5.2 | 50.9 ± 5.6 | 53.5 ± 4.4 | 0.03 | Height (cm) | 152.1 ± 5.1 | 151.3 ± 5.1 | 152.9 ± 4.9 | 0.78 | BMI (Kg/m2) | 22.6 ± 2.4 | 22.2 ± 2.5 | 22.9 ± 2.2 | 0.23 | Waist circumference (cm) | 72.1 ± 6.2 | 72.6 ± 6.6 | 71.6 ± 5.8 | 0.51 | Hip circumference (cm) | 81.3 ± 5.4 | 81.9 ± 5.9 | 80.8 ± 4.8 | 0.38 | Education level | | | | | ≤primary | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0.68 | Primary-junior level | 30 | 10 | 20 | ≤secondary | 20 | 10 | 10 |
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Values are presented as mean ± SD. Independent sample -test was done to find out the level of significance between the groups.
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