Table 4. Associations between maternal factors during pregnancy and serum 25(OH)D levels after adjusting for confoundersa (n = 102).
Maternal factors | Serum 25(OH)D in the second trimester, nmol/La | Serum 25(OH)D in the third trimester, nmol/La | ||
β (95% CI) | p | β (95% CI) | p | |
Prepregnancy BMI, kgm−2 | −0.06 (−0.74,0.62) | 0.855 | −0.40 (−1.37,0.57) | 0.413 |
Maternal BMI, kgm−2 | −0.20 (−0.90,0.49) | 0.562 | −0.68 (−1.69,0.33) | 0.186 |
Multivitamin intake | 9.16 (2.79,15.53) | 0.005 | 13.65 (4.73,22.57) | 0.003 |
Dietary calcium, mg/day | 0.002 (−0.01,0.01) | 0.706 | −0.01 (−0.02,0.01) | 0.281 |
Activity score, Mets (log unit) | −1.95 (−4.60,0.71) | 0.148 | 2.18 (−2.20,6.55) | 0.326 |
BMI = body mass index, Mets = metabolic equivalents. Bold print shows significant p<0.05.
Adjusted for maternal age and gestational age.