Research Article
Profound Vitamin D Deficiency in a Diverse Group of Women during Pregnancy Living in a Sun-Rich Environment at Latitude 32°N
Table 4
History of prior or current medical conditions of study participants and 25(OH)D concentrations at time of enrollment.
| | Medical condition | N (%) with history | 25(OH)D Concentration of those with history | 25(OH)D Concentration of those without history | -value |
| | Urinary tract infection | 160 (28.6%) | 20.7 (8.9) | 21.7 (10.3) | .27 | | Abnormal PAP smear | 92 (16.5%) | 21.0 (11.5) | 21.5 (9.6) | .62 | | History of preterm labor or miscarriage | 41 (7.3%) | 18.3 (11.2) | 21.7 (9.8) | .039 | | Anemia | 47 (8.4%) | 19.5 (7.1) | 21.6 (10.2) | .16 | | Asthma | 45 (8.1%) | 19.6 (8.3) | 21.6 (10.1) | .21 | | Psychiatric illness | 36 (6.4%) | 19.5 (8.1) | 21.6 (10.1) | .23 | | Bipolar disorder | 5 (0.9%) | 23.2 (10.2) | 21.4 (10.0) | .68 | | Depression | 29 (5.2%) | 19.5 (8.1) | 21.5 (10.0) | .29 | | Varicose veins | 23 (4.1%) | 25.3 (13.4) | 21.3 (9.8) | .056 | | Hypertension | 21 (3.8%) | 17.3 (10.9) | 21.6 (9.9) | .055 | | Kidney stones and/or disease | 10 (1.8%) | 21.7 (6.4) | 21.4 (10.0) | .93 | | Diabetes | 8 (1.4%) | 13.5 (4.5) | 21.5 (10.0) | .023 | | Seizures | 7 (1.3%) | 19.5 (8.0) | 21.5 (10.0) | .61 | | Tuberculosis | 6 (1.1%) | 22.4 (5.8) | 21.4 (10.0) | .81 | | Thyroid disease | 5 (0.9%) | 19.8 (11.5) | 21.4 (10.0) | .71 | | Any Reported Sexually Transmitted Disease | 126 (22.5%) | 18.3 (9.4) | 22.3 (9.9) | .001 | | Chlamydia | 99 (17.7%) | 18.2 (9.8) | 22.1 (9.9) | .0003 | | Gonorrhea | 29 (5.2%) | 19.6 (7.8) | 21.5 (10.1) | .32 | | Genital herpes | 11 (2.0%) | 18.1 (9.7) | 21.5 (10.0) | .26 | | Genital warts | 10 (1.8%) | 19.2 (5.7) | 21.5 (10.0) | .48 |
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