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. 2010 Dec 23;10:782. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-782

Table 4.

Logistic regression models regarding 25(OH)D levels, with the following independent variables: sex (male/female), age (<50/≥50 years), wearing of clothing which limits sunlight exposure (yes/no), and household location (urban/semiurban/rural).

Model I: (vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency vs sufficiency) Model II: (vitamin D deficiency vs sufficiency)
Odds ratio (95%CI) p value Odds ratio (95% CI) p value

Age (years)
<50 (reference) 1 1
≥50 0.55 (0.28-1.09) 0.090 0.56 (0.28-1.13) 0.107

Gender
Male (reference) 1 1
Female 1.28 (0.63-2.57) 0.484 1.47 (0.72-3.00) 0.282

Wearing clothes which restrict exposure to sunlight
Yes 2.90 (1.45-5.81) 0.003 2.63 (1.31-5.28) 0.006
No (reference) 1 1

Area of residence
Semiurban (reference) 1 1
Urban 2.47 (1.17-5.21) 0.017 2.42 (1.14-5.12) 0.020
Rural 4.13 (0.91-18.58) 0.064 4.19 (0.93-18.91) 0.062

r2 0.091 0.098