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. 2015 Feb 3;5(1):10.3402/jchimp.v5.26069. doi: 10.3402/jchimp.v5.26069

Table 2.

Vitamin D status by demographic variables

Deficient Insufficient Normal Chi-square Φc
BMI
 Normal 11 (11.6%) 42 (44.2%) 42 (44.2%) X 2=25.29 0.179
 Overweight 48 (32.9%) 63 (43.2%) 35 (24.0%) p=0.001
 Obese 28 (18.3%) 56 (36.6%) 69 (45.1%)
Race
 Asian 14 (46.6%) 8 (26.7%) 8 (26.7%) X 2=23.99 0.175
 Black 38 (29.9%) 50 (39.4%) 39 (30.7%) p=0.002
 Hispanic 8 (11.8%) 35 (51.5%) 25 (36.7%)
 White 29 (16.4%) 68 (38.4%) 80 (45.2%)
Gender
 Male 32 (20.7%) 48 (40.9%) 46 (38.4%) X 2=1.35 0.056
 Female 57 (25.4%) 113 (38.1%) 106 (36.5%) p=0.508
Hypertension
 No 17 (14.6%) 58 (49.5%) 42 (35.9%) X 2=17.44 0.137
 Yes 70 (25.3%) 103 (37.2%) 104 (37.5%) p=0.024
Diabetes
 No 54 (20.5%) 107 (40.7%) 102 (38.8%) X 2=1.50 0.061
 Yes 33 (25.2%) 54 (41.2%) 44 (33.6%) p=0.473