Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study subjects.
| Characteristic | Farmer (n = 17) | Government employee (n = 23) | Household (n = 15) | Medical professional (n = 23) | Student (n = 14) | All groups (n = 92) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (male:female) | 17:0 | 20:3 | 0:15 | 16:7 | 11:3 | 64:28† |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 20.1 (1.8)(18.0–24.8) | 21.1 (2.7)(16.5–27.6) | 19.8 (2.5)(15.2–24.4) | 20.3 (2.1)(17.7–24.8) | 19.2 (1.6)(16.9–23.2) | 20.2 (2.3)(15.2–27.6) |
| Season* (summer: winter) | 8:9 | 10:13 | 7:8 | 17:6 | 6:8 | 48:44 |
| Calcium (mmol/day) | 9.0 (3.1)(1–13) | 9.2 (2.5)(4–13) | 7.2 (1.5)(5–11) | 8.8 (2.2)(5–13) | 8.2 (2.5)(5–13) | 8.6 (2.5)(1–13) |
| Energy intake (kJ) | 11676 (564)(10619–12923) | 12019 (677)(10947–3407) | 11899 (367)(10947–12677) | 11778 (380)(11020–12386) | 11641 (588)(10619–12698) | 11818 (541)(10619–13407) |
| Carbohydrate intake (g/d) | 574 (25)(528–614) | 596 (35)(532–658) | 590 (18)(542–614) | 585 (19)(538–611) | 584 (25)(540–627) | 586 (26)(528–658) |
| Protein intake (g/day) | 54.1 (5.2)(43–62) | 55.5 (5.0)(50–65) | 50.1 (7.4)(40–62) | 53.6 (7.2)(40–65) | 51.6 (7.3)(42–65) | 53.3 (6.5)(40–65) |
| Fat intake (g/day) | 36.5 (5.4)(25–47) | 35.2 (4.2)(30–46) | 36.2 (3.2)(30–42) | 35.7 (4.4)(30–46) | 36.8 (4.8)(30–47) | 35.9 (4.4)(25–47) |
| Sun exposure (h/week) | 25.1 (4.3)(14–28) | 17.8 (7.2)(4–28) | 14.7 (6.7)(4–28) | 9.6 (7.4)(3–28) | 16.9 (4.7)(6–21) | 16.5 (8.1)†(3–28) |
| Area exposed (%) | 19.0 (5.1)(10–30) | 17.0 (4.9)(6–27) | 11.4 (4.6)(5–21) | 17.1 (5.0)(6–21) | 16.9 (4.3)(6–21) | 16.5) (5.3)†(5–30) |
BMI, body mass index.
Values are mean (SD) and range, unless indicated otherwise.
*Season when sample was taken.
†p<0.001.