Table 3. Possible factors associated with non-sufficiency of vitamin D in the newborns.
Non-sufficiencyc | Sufficiency | PR (95% CI) | p a | ||||
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n | % | n | % | ||||
Season of the year | |||||||
Fall | 37 | 20.3 | 14 | 31.8 | 1 | 0.42 | |
Other seasons | 145 | 79.7 | 30 | 68.2 | 0.96 (0.88–1.05) | ||
Ethnicity | |||||||
Caucasian | 96 | 52.7 | 23 | 52.3 | 1 | 0.95 | |
Non-Caucasian | 86 | 47.3 | 21 | 47.7 | 0.99 (072–1.35) | ||
Sunlight exposure during pregnancy b | |||||||
Yes | 58 | 45.5 | 9 | 37.5 | 1 | 0.36 | |
No | 64 | 52.5 | 15 | 62.5 | 0.93 (0.81–1.07) | ||
Multivitamin supplements b | |||||||
Yes | 119 | 97.5 | 23 | 95.8 | 1 | 0.70 | |
No | 3 | 2.5 | 1 | 4.2 | 0.89 (0.50–1.58) | ||
Place of residence | |||||||
Rural | 28 | 15.4 | 6 | 13.6 | 1 | 0.77 | |
Urban | 154 | 84.6 | 38 | 86.4 | 0.88 (0.39–2.00) | ||
Sunscreen protection in pregnancy b | |||||||
Yes | 45 | 36.9 | 10 | 41.7 | 1 | 0.66 | |
No | 77 | 66.1 | 14 | 58.3 | 1.03 (0.88–1.20) |
PR prevalence ratio; 95% CI, confidence interval.
Poisson regression.
n=146 women answered.
Non-sufficiency (deficiency+insufficiency of vitamin D).