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. 2023 May 18;10:1163737. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1163737

Table 3.

Predictors of vitamin D deficiency and vitamin D insufficiency compared with vitamin D sufficiency.

Vitamin D deficiency Vitamin D insufficiency
OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Age group
50–59 1.94 (1.55–2.42)*** 1.58 (1.36–1.83)***
60–69 1.33 (1.04–1.69)* 1.13 (0.96–1.34)
70–79 1 1
Sex
Male 1.30 (1.10–1.53)** 1.70 (1.47–1.97)***
Female 1 1
Race/ethnicity
White people 1 1
Black people 5.31 (4.22–6.67)*** 1.76 (1.47–2.10)***
Hispanic 3.23 (2.55–4.08)*** 2.39 (2.04–2.81)***
Other 2.72 (1.81–4.10)*** 1.71 (1.22–2.41)**
Survey months
November–April 1.65 (1.35–2.03)*** 0.94 (0.81–1.09)
May–October 1 1
BMI status
Normal 1 1
Overweight 1.46 (1.20–1.77) *** 1.63 (1.37–1.92) ***
Obese 3.27 (2.61–4.10) *** 2.18 (1.77–2.69) ***
Smoking status
Never smoker 0.54 (0.45–0.65) *** 0.91 (0.75–1.09)
Former smoker 0.48 (0.39–0.58) *** 0.84 (0.66–1.07)
Current smoker 1 1
Marital status
Married/with a partner 1 1
Unmarried/widowed/divorce 1.38 (1.16–1.65) *** 1.05 (0.87–1.26)
Educational attainment
≤ high school 1.24 (1.03–1.49) * 1.04 (0.90–1.20)
≥ some college 1 1
Family income to poverty ratio
low income 1.79 (1.41–2.25) *** 1.59 (1.29–1.95) ***
middle income 1.44 (1.16–1.79) ** 1.32 (1.10–1.59) **
high income 1 1
Diabetes 1.07 (0.86–1.33) 1.00 (0.82–1.22)
Hypertension 0.78 (0.67–0.91)** 0.88 (0.76–1.02)
Cardiovascular disease 1.38 (1.08–1.75)** 0.96 (0.79–1.17)
Stroke 0.97 (0.67–1.39) 0.87 (0.66–1.16)

*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; and ***p < 0.001.