Table 1.

Characteristics of the volunteers in each category

Parameter					p value
Sex	Males	Females
	33.7%	66.3%			p < 0.001
Dress Style (Females)		Western-Style	Hijab	Niqab
		13.3%	46.7%	7.3%	p < 0.001
Age	29.0 ± 9.7	22.5 ± 5.2*	33.9 ± 14.9†	39.3 ± 15.3†	p < 0.01
BMI	25.5 ± 3.5	21.3 ± 3.0*	24.9 ± 4.5	27.1 ± 4.6	p < 0.001
Type of Food consumption per week
Dairy††	4.0 ± 1.8*	3.9 ± 2.0	4.6 ± 1.8	5.0 ± 1.6	p < 0.01
Meat	3.4 ± 1.9*	4.3 ± 1.8	3.9 ± 1.8	4.1 ± 1.6	p < 0.05
Vegetarian	5.1 ± 1.6	4.6 ± 1.8	5.2 ± 1.5	5.5 ± 2.0	n.s
Fish	1.2 ± 0.7	1.7 ± 1.5†	1.3 ± 0.7	1.3 ± 0.7	p < 0.05
% of subjects using multivitamins supplement	9%	16%	27%	36%	n.s.

* and † refer to significantly different values; *:significantly less than other groups, †: significantly higher than other groups

†† Most of the dairy products is not fortified with vitamin D