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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2011 Jun;50(6):493–502. doi: 10.1177/0009922810397334

Table 2.

Mixed Model Result: Outcome: 25(OH)D

Unadjusted Model Adjusted Model

Predictor Coefficient (95% CI) Full Model Reduced Model
Age
≤ 9 yrs old (Reference) (Reference)
> 9 yrs old 1.14(−2.04,4.32) 0.32(−3.08,3.72)

Sex
Male (Reference) (Reference) (Reference)
Female −2.10(−5.30,1.10) −2.01(−5.34,1.31) −2.05(−5.21,1.11)

Race and Season
Caucasian/Summer (Reference) (Reference) (Reference)
Caucasian /Winter −9.61(−14.45,−4.77) *** −9.29(−14.31,−4.26) *** −9.20(−13.97,−4.42) ***
AA/Summer −6.22(−10.60,−1.84) ** −4.19(−10.17,1.78) −6.08(−10.47,−1.69) **
AA/Winter −11.44(−15.82,−7.07) *** −9.61(−15.67,−3.54) ** −11.20(−15.60,−6.80) ***

Skin Type
Easily burn(I,II,III) (Reference) (Reference)
Not easily burn(IV,V) −4.71(−8.06,−1.36) ** −2.38(−7.48,2.72)

BMI (continuous) −0.07(−0.48,0.34) 0.03(−0.41,0.48)

Diet Vitamin D
Caucasian/Summer −0.01(−0.02,0.01) −0.01(−0.02,0.01) −0.01(−0.02,0.01)
Caucasian /Winter 0.02(0.01,0.04) ** 0.02(0.00,0.04) ** 0.02(0.01,0.04) **
AA/Summer −0.00(−0.01,0.01) 0.00(−0.01,0.01) 0.00(−0.01,0.01)
AA/Winter −0.00(−0.01,0.00) −0.00(−0.01,0.01) −0.00(−0.01,0.00)

Sun Exposure
2 hrs or less (Reference) (Reference)
More than 2 hrs −2.86(−7.90,2.18) −1.46(−6.38,3.47)

Sunscreen
No (Reference) (Reference)
Yes 3.23(0.08,6.38) * 0.65(−3.21,4.50)
*

.01 <p<.05,

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.001<p<.01,

***

p<.001