Vitamin D Status and Its Relationship with Metabolic Markers in Persons with Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes in the UAE: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Participants’ responses to questionnaire on lifestyle, dietary intake, and supplemental vitamin D.

Variable	Percent (%)
Fitzpatrick skin score grades 4 and 5	79
Using sunscreen	24.2
Exposure to direct sunlight <15 min/day	71
Milk and milk product (servings/day)
None	23
1 to 2	64
3 to 4	9
>4	4
Fortified breakfast cereal (servings/week)
None	73.6
1 to 2	12.8
3 to 4	12
>4	1.6
Fish (servings/week)
None	23
1 to 2	46.2
3 to 4	25.3
>4	5.5
Cod liver oil	17.6
Vitamin D supplement	24.2