Research Article
Vitamin D Status and Its Associated Risk Factors among Adults in the Southwest Region of Cameroon
Table 2
Distribution of vitamin D status with some group variables.
| | Variable | | n | Hypovitaminosis D, n (%) | Vitamin D sufficiency, n (%) | value |
| | Gender | Male | 112 | 27 (24.1) | 85 (79.5) | 0.70 | | Female | 260 | 69 (26.5) | 191 (73.5) | | Age group (years) | ≤39 | 48 | 15 (31.2) | 33 (68.8) | 0.54 | | 40–49 | 90 | 23 (25.6) | 67 (74.4) | | 50–59 | 113 | 22 (20.4) | 90 (79.6) | | 60–69 | 75 | 21 (28.0) | 54 (72.0) | | ≥70 | 46 | 14 (30.4) | 32 (69.6) | | Ethnic origin | Bantu | 136 | 41 (30.1) | 95 (69.9) | 0.12 | | Semi-Bantu | 228 | 52 (22.8) | 176 (77.2) | | Community | Urban | 126 | 38 (30.2) | 88 (69.8) | 0.91 | | Semirural | 93 | 27 (29.0) | 66 (71.0) | | Rural | 45 | 12 (26.7) | 33 (73.3) | | Educational level | Nil | 81 | 22 (27.2) | 59 (72.8) | 0.89 | | Primary | 126 | 31 (24.6) | 95 (75.4) | | Secondary | 86 | 24 (27.9) | 62 (72.1) | | Tertiary | 77 | 18 (23.4) | 59 (76.6) | | Income level | No income | 52 | 15 (28.8) | 37 (71.2) | 0.72 | | <1,00,000 | 210 | 55 (26.2) | 155 (73.8) | | 1,00,000–2,00,000 | 41 | 12 (29.3) | 29 (70.7) | | >2,00,000 | 54 | 11 (20.4) | 43 (79.6) | | Marital status | Unmarried | 49 | 12 (24.5) | 37 (75.5) | 0.78 | | Married | 212 | 51 (24.1) | 161 (75.9) | | Divorced | 8 | 2 (25.0) | 6 (75.0) | | Widowed | 102 | 30 (29.4) | 72 (70.6) | | Number of hours spent outdoors | <1 hour | 44 | 12 (27.3) | 32 (72.7) | 0.21 | | <3 hours | 90 | 28 (31.1) | 62 (68.9) | | 3–6 hours | 128 | 25 (19.5) | 103 (80.5) | | 6–10 hours | 108 | 31 (28.7) | 77 (71.3) | | % of body covered | >80% | 72 | 12 (16.7) | 60 (83.3) | 0.06 | | 60–80% | 284 | 78 (27.5) | 206 (72.5) | | <60% | 14 | 6 (42.9) | 8 (57.1) |
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