Research Article
Vitamin D Status and Its Associated Risk Factors among Adults in the Southwest Region of Cameroon
Table 1
Comparison of median of vitamin D levels between groups of some risk factors.
| Variable | | n | 25(OH)-vitamin D median (IQR) (mmol/L) | value |
| Gender | Male | 112 | 89.8 (23.7) | 0.43 | Female | 260 | 86.0 (27.4) | Age group (years) | ≤39 | 48 | 80.8 (23.9) | 0.06 | 40–49 | 90 | 91.9 (36.4) | 50–59 | 113 | 90.1 (22.7) | 60–69 | 75 | 83.8 (37.4) | ≥70 | 46 | 82.1 (29.2) | Ethnic origin | Bantu | 136 | 84.9 (33.5) | 0.25 | Semi-Bantu | 228 | 88.8 (24.0) | Community | Semiurban | 126 | 85.0 (31.1) | 0.12 | Semirural | 93 | 80.9 (23.0) | Rural | 45 | 87.2 (36.9) | Educational level | Nil | 81 | 81.9 (27.5) | 0.54 | Primary | 126 | 88.3 (26.0) | Secondary | 86 | 89.4 (31.6) | Tertiary | 77 | 91.2 (25.3) | Income level | No income | 52 | 79.9 (22.2) | 0.09 | <1,00,000 | 210 | 89.3 (31.1) | 1,00,000–2,00,000 | 41 | 84.8 (23.7) | >2,00,000 | 54 | 90.7 (25.2) | Marital status | Unmarried | 49 | 88.0 (29.1) | 0.46 | Married | 212 | 88.8 (25.2) | Divorced | 8 | 94.0 (40.5) | Widowed | 102 | 83.6 (29.2) | Number of hours spent outdoors | <1 hour | 44 | 82.9 (24.1) | 0.22 | <3 hours | 90 | 85.9 (33.2) | 3–6 hours | 128 | 89.6 (27.1) | 6–10 hours | 108 | 86.1 (28.6) | % of body covered | >80% | 72 | 87.2 (22.0) | 0.50 | 60–80% | 284 | 87.2 (28.0) | <60% | 14 | 82.6 (32.9) |
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