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. 2017 Jul 10;7(7):e016064. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016064

Table 2.

Sociodemographic characteristics and LTPA of cancer survivors aged 20 years or older from the NHANES (2007–2010), by circulating 25-OHD levels (n=737)

Circulating 25-OHD (nmol/L)
Overall Quintile 1
(13.2–49.2)
Quintile 2
(49.3–63.9)
Quintile 3
(64.3–76.5)
Quintile 4
(76.6–93.4)
Quintile 5
(93.9–206)
p Value
2007–2010 N 737 194 153 139 143 108
Age (year) Mean (SE) 60.8 (0.7) 58.9 (1.3) 59.8 (1.1) 61.7 (1.4) 64.3 (1.5) 59.3 (2.0) 0.35
Body mass index 0.008
 <18.5 % 2.0 2.2 0.6 1.5 1.8 3.9
 18.5–24.9 % 27.2 23.1 20.3 21.2 36.7 34.6
 25.0–29.9 % 34.0 24.7 45.5 34.1 30.4 35.6
 ≥30 % 36.8 50.0 33.6 43.2 31.1 25.9
Season 0.1
 Winter (November–April) % 32.6 39.7 32.7 34.2 22.4 33.9
 Summer (May–October) % 67.4 60.3 67.3 65.8 77.6 66.1
Sex 0.40
 Male % 37.8 29.3 42.8 41.2 39.9 36.2
 Female % 62.2 70.7 57.2 58.8 60.1 63.8
Race <0.001
 Non-Hispanic white % 82.6 57.3 81.9 88.8 91.5 94.1
 Non-Hispanic black % 8.2 20.9 7.5 5.3 4.9 2.2
 Hispanic and other % 9.2 21.8 10.6 5.9 3.6 3.7
Smoking 0.03
 Never smoked % 47.5 48.5 55.1 48.9 43.1 43.8
 Former smoker % 35.1 26.2 25.8 43.3 43.0 37.2
 Current smoker % 17.4 25.3 19.1 9.8 13.9 19.0
Vitamin D supplement use <0.001
 No % 48.5 81.8 61.1 46.1 32.8 20.0
 Yes % 51.5 18.2 38.9 53.9 67.2 80.0
LTPA 0.04
 Inactive % 53.3 70.8 51.7 51.3 50.9 41.6
 Insufficiently active % 16.6 12.6 20.8 15.7 14.3 19.8
 Sufficiently active % 30.1 16.6 27.5 33.0 34.8 38.6

25-OHD, 25-hydroxyvitamin D; LTPA, leisure-time physical activity; NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.