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Table 1 Vitamin D levels according to baseline characteristics (N = 1594)

From: Vitamin D deficiency and associated factors in south Korean childbearing women: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Total

Vitamin D level

χ2 / t

N(%) or M ( SD)

< 20 ng/mL

(N = 1419)

20 ng/mL ≤ (N = 175)

Sampling month

12–2

575(36.1)

537(37.8)

38(21.7)

17.599**

3–5

235(14.7)

203(14.3)

32(18.3)

 

6–8

571(35.8)

495(34.9)

76(43.4)

 

9–11

213(13.4)

184(13.0)

29(16.6)

 

Age (years)

 

33.15(6.32)

32.89 ( 6.28)

35.26 ( 6.24)

−4.716***

20–29

593(37.2)

558(39.3)

35(20.0)

25.486***

30–39

697(43.7)

603(42.5)

94(53.7)

 

40≤

304(19.1)

258(18.2)

46(26.3)

 

Marital status

Unmarried

850(53.3)

776(54.7)

74(42.3)

9.625**

Married or other

744(46.7)

643(45.3)

101(57.7)

 

Education

Diploma

312(19.6)

290(20.4)

22(12.6)

8.228*

Bachelor

1003(62.9)

890(62.7)

113(64.6)

 

Master’s or higher

279(17.5)

239(16.8)

40(22.9)

 

Shift work

Yes

1127(70.7)

1019(71.8)

108(61.7)

7.667**

 

No

467(29.3)

400(28.2)

67(38.3)

 

Overtime hours (week)

 

5.26 ( 4.71)

5.33 ( 4.76)

4. 66(4.32)

1.778

  1. *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001.