Table 2.

General characteristics of adults

Parameter	Men	Women	P-Value
N	249	316
Age (years)	27.9±0.8	32.2±0.6	<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)	25.6±0.40	28.6±0.4	<0.001
25-OH Vitamin D (nmol/l)	38.4±1.1	34.4±1.2	0.017
Vitamin D Status
Deficient (%)	37.7	25.9	0.004
Insufficient (%)	26.4	23.6
Sufficient (%)	14.7	15.7
Desirable (%)	9.5	14.1
Chose not to answer	11.7	20.8
How many times do you consume fresh milk (≈ 240 ml)?
One to three times per day	18.8	13.6
One to two times per week	18.8	19.8	NS
Three to five times per week	16.6	15.6
Three to five times per month	14.0	16.9
Chose not to answer	31.9	34.1
How many times do you consume powdered milk (≈ 240 ml)?
One to three times per day	23.9	15.8	0.01
One to two times per week	34.7	30.6
Three to five times per week	16.7	18.4
Three to five times per month	14.4	14.8
Chose not to answer	10.4	20.3
How many times do you consume laban (≈ 240 ml)?
One to three times per day	18.0	18.5	NS
One to two times per week	30.7	30.7
Three to five times per week	21.5	19.5
Three to five times per month	20.2	16.9
Chose not to answer	9.6	14.4
How many times do you consume yoghurt (≈ 170 ml)?
One to three times per day	36.0	45.4	NS
One to two times per week	33.8	28.4
Three to five times per week	14.9	13.7
Three to five times per month	10.5	7.7
Chose not to answer	4.8	4.8
How many times do you consume cheese?
One to three times per day	36.8	21.4	0.001
One to two times per week	19.1	21.1
Three to five times per week	11.8	10.2
Three to five times per month	11.3	16.8
Chose not to answer	21.1	30.6

Note: Data presented as percentage (%) for frequencies; mean ± standard deviation for continuous variables. P-value significant at <0.05.