Table 2.
Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency by subject characteristics in the TB and control groups.
| Characteristics | Self-Reported History of TB | No Reported History of TB | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % with Vitamin D Deficiency | p-Value | % with Vitamin D Deficiency | p-Value | |
| Total | 71.7 | 72.1 | ||
| Sex | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
| Male | 65.6 | 66.2 | ||
| Female | 80.4 | 77.8 | ||
| Age (years) | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
| 19–44 | 79.2 | 79.6 | ||
| 45–64 | 73.2 | 65.4 | ||
| ≥65 | 57.6 | 58.8 | ||
| Education | 0.109 | <0.001 | ||
| ≤High school | 69.7 | 69.3 | ||
| ≥College | 76.3 | 77.8 | ||
| Monthly income | 0.829 | 0.163 | ||
| Low | 71.3 | 70.9 | ||
| Middle | 72.3 | 73.0 | ||
| High | 69.1 | 71.2 | ||
| Occupation | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
| Skilled agricultural, forestry, and fishery workers | 37.2 | 41.1 | ||
| Others | 75.8 | 73.7 | ||
| Unemployed | 71.5 | 75.2 | ||
| Smoking status | 0.016 | <0.001 | ||
| Current smoker | 72.9 | 70.7 | ||
| Ex-smoker | 63.0 | 63.3 | ||
| Non-smoker | 77.0 | 75.9 | ||
| Drinking status | 0.651 | 0.027 | ||
| Current drinker | 75.9 | 73.5 | ||
| Ex-drinker | 71.1 | 72.3 | ||
| Non-drinker | 70.8 | 68.5 | ||
| Subjective health status | 0.356 | 0.429 | ||
| Good | 71.0 | 71.3 | ||
| Fair | 74.3 | 72.6 | ||
| Bad | 67.3 | 72.3 | ||
| Body mass index | 0.575 | <0.001 | ||
| Underweight | 72.9 | 79.9 | ||
| Normal | 70.5 | 72.0 | ||
| Overweight | 75.7 | 70.9 | ||
| Walking days per week | 0.062 | <0.001 | ||
| 0–2 | 73.8 | 72.3 | ||
| 3–5 | 76.3 | 74.4 | ||
| 6–7 | 65.4 | 69.9 | ||
| Dietary supplements | 0.674 | <0.001 | ||
| Yes | 69.7 | 68.6 | ||
| No | 71.6 | 73.8 | ||
| Age at diagnosis (years) | 0.183 | |||
| 19–29 | 73.7 | |||
| 30–39 | 66.8 | |||
| ≥40 | 64.9 | |||
| Time since diagnosis (years) | 0.289 | |||
| <10 | 78.5 | |||
| 10–19 | 67.9 | |||
| 20–39 | 71.8 | |||
| ≥40 | 67.6 | |||
Data are expressed as weighted %.