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)