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. 2012 Feb 16;2012:732636. doi: 10.1155/2012/732636

Table 2.

Associations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D with answers from a sun behaviour questionnaire.

Question number Question content Answer scores P value
0 1 2 3
1 Personal sun relationship 28 ± 6 31 ± 15 37 ± 19 38 ± 23 0.06
n = 8 n = 60 n = 34 n = 9
2 Skin reaction to sun 28 ± 12 33 ± 16 35 ± 16 33 ± 20 0.25
n = 17 n = 25 n = 49 n = 20
3 Scalp hair as a child 33 ± 15 34 ± 17 0.79
n = 42 n = 69
4a Memory of sunburns 33 ± 17 34 ± 16 34 ± 18 0.68
n = 51 n = 39 n = 21
4b Ever sunburns 18 ± 8 34 ± 17 0.07
n = 4 n = 107
5a Beach or open-air pools 31 ± 14 37 ± 19 0.05
n = 63 n = 48
5b Sunbathing at home 31 ± 14 38 ± 21 0.04
n = 73 n = 38
5c Gardening 35 ± 17 32 ± 16 0.37
n = 68 n = 43
5d Water sports or shipping 34 ± 17 31 ± 13 0.55
n = 99 n = 12
5e Other outdoor sports 30 ± 15 40 ± 18 0.003
n = 74 n = 37
5f Outdoor work 32 ± 16 36 ± 18 0.29
n = 85 n = 26
5g Holidays in sunny countries 29 ± 15 30 ± 16 34 ± 16 36 ± 17 0.07
n = 13 n = 23 n = 21 n = 54
5h Solarium 33 ± 17 34 ± 16 0.92
n = 92 n = 19 n = 0
5i Light or UV therapy 33 ± 16 35 ± 24 0.87
n = 106 n = 5

25-hydroxyvitamin D data are shown in ng/mL as means ± standard deviation.

P values are derived from either Student's t-test or from analysis of variance (ANOVA) with P for trend.