The Effect of Clothing on Vitamin D Status, Bone Turnover Markers, and Bone Mineral Density in Young Kuwaiti Females

Table 2

Demographic information.

	Unveiled (n=30)	Hejab (n=30)	Veiled (n=30)
Exercise	11(36.7%)	12 (40%)	15 (50%)
Smoking	3 (10%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Milk Consumption	21 (70%)	25 (83.3%)	22 (73.3%)
History of Osteoporosis	8 (26.7%)	7 (23.3%)	2 (6.7%)
Supplement Intake	5 (16.7%)	1 (3.3%)	5 (16.7%)

All variables are expressed as the number of participants per group (percentage). Pearson’s chi-squared test was used for comparisons between groups; no significant differences were detected.