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. 2015 Jul-Sep;33(3):286–293. doi: 10.1016/j.rpped.2015.01.006

Table 3. Possible factors associated with non-sufficiency of vitamin D in the newborns.

  Non-sufficiencyc   Sufficiency PR (95% CI) p a
  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.

a

Poisson regression.

b

n=146 women answered.

c

Non-sufficiency (deficiency+insufficiency of vitamin D).