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. 2012 Apr 16;4(4):259–272. doi: 10.3390/nu4040259

Table 4.

Determinants of sufficient total vitamin D intake (≥10 µg per day) vs. insufficient total vitamin D intake (<10 µg per day) (N = 58,763) *.

Sufficient total vitamin D intake
N OR (95% CI) crude OR (95% CI) adjusted ** P ***
Age <0.0001
Age < 20 829 0.8 (0.7, 0.9) 0.7 (0.6, 0.8)
20 ≤ Age < 25 10,237 1.0 (1.0, 1.1) 0.9 (0.9, 1.0)
25 ≤ Age < 30 26,518 1.0 (ref.) 1.0 (ref.)
30 ≤ Age < 35 16,852 0.9 (0.9, 0.9) 1.1 (1.0, 1.1)
35 ≤ Age < 40 4053 0.9 (0.9, 1.0) 1.2 (1.1, 1.3)
Age ≥ 40 274 1.1 (0.9, 1.4) 1.4 (1.1, 1.8)
Pre-pregnancy BMI 0.1
BMI ≤ 18.5 2463 1.1 (1.0, 1.2) 1.1 (1.0, 1.2)
18.5 < BMI ≤ 25 40,311 1.0 (ref.) 1.0 (ref.)
25 < BMI ≤ 30 11,334 1.0 (0.9, 1.0) 1.0 (1.0, 1.1)
25 < BMI ≤ 30 3394 1.0 (1.0, 1.1) 1.1 (1.0, 1.2)
25 < BMI ≤ 30 926 1.0 (0.8, 1.1) 1.0 (0.9, 1.2)
BMI > 40 335 1.1 (0.9, 1.3) 1.1 (0.9, 1.4)
Parity <0.0001
0 28,894 1.0 (ref.) 1.0 (ref.)
1 21,150 0.7 (0.7, 0.7) 0.6 (0.6, 0.7)
2 7194 0.6 (0.5, 0.6) 0.5 (0.5, 0.5)
3+ 1525 0.5 (0.4, 0.6) 0.4 (0.4, 0.5)
Civil status 0.7
Single 1006 0.9 (0.8, 1.1) 1.0 (0.8, 1.1)
Coupled/married 57,757 1.0 (ref.) 1.0 (ref.)
Socio-occupational status 0.6
High 5818 1.0 (ref.) 1.0 (ref.)
Medium 17,196 1.0 (0.9, 1.1) 1.0 (0.9, 1.1)
Skilled 11,010 1.0 (0.9, 1.0) 1.0 (0.9, 1.1)
Student 5547 1.0 (0.9, 1.1) 1.0 (0.9, 1.1)
Unskilled 13,286 0.9 (0.9, 1.0) 1.0 (0.9, 1.1)
Unemployed 5906 0.9 (0.8, 0.9) 1.0 (0.9, 1.1)
Physical activity 0.6
Inactive 36,171 1.0 (ref.) 1.0 (ref.)
Light 13,220 1.1 (1.0, 1.1) 1.0 (1.0, 1.1)
Moderate 8260 1.1 (1.0, 1.1) 1.0 (0.9, 1.0)
Moderate 1112 1.0 (0.9, 1.2) 0.9 (0.8, 1.0)
Smoking during pregnancy <0.0001
Nonsmoker 44,561 1.0 (ref.) 1.0 (ref.)
Occasional smoker 7466 1.1 (1.0, 1.1) 1.0 (1.0, 1.1)
<15 cigarettes per day 5725 0.8 (0.8, 0.9) 0.8 (0.8, 0.9)
>15 cigarettes per day 1011 0.7 (0.6, 0.8) 0.7 (0.6, 0.8)
Alcohol during pregnancy 0.04
No 23,466 1.0 (ref.) 1.0 (ref.)
Yes 35,297 1.0 (1.0, 1.1) 1.0 (1.1)
Planned pregnancy 0.03
Planned 45,354 1.0 (ref.) 1.0 (ref.)
Partly planned 7350 0.9 (0.9, 0.9) 0.9 (0.9, 1.0)
Not planned 6059 0.9 (0.8, 0.9) 1.0 (0.9, 1.0)
Season <0.0001
Winter 13,490 1.0 (ref.) 1.0 (ref.)
Spring 15,431 1.1 (1.0, 1.1) 1.0 (1.0, 1.1)
Summer 15,930 1.5 (1.4, 1.6) 1.5 (1.4, 1.6)
Fall 13,912 1.3 (1.2, 1.3) 1.2 (1.2, 1.3)

* Based on information from the food frequency questionnaire and DNBC interview 1 and 2; ** Adjusted for maternal age, pre-pregnancy BMI, parity, civil status, socio-occupational status, physical activity level, season of filling out the FFQ, smoking and alcohol use during pregnancy, total energy intake, planning of pregnancy; *** P-value for trend in the adjusted model.