Table 4.
Relationship between serum vitamin A level with age and body mass index (BMI)
| Variables | N | Serum retinol (μmol/L) Mean ± SD |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Years) | |||
| < 20 | 20 | 1.09+0.44 | 0.070 |
| 21-30 | 274 | 1.06+0.45 | |
| 31-40 | 73 | 1.04+0.48 | |
| 41+ | 4 | 0.88+0.57 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | |||
| <18.5 | 34 | 0.89 ± 0.43 | 0.024 |
| >18.5 | 444 | 1.08 ± 0.45 |