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. 2018 Jun 5;10(6):e2741. doi: 10.7759/cureus.2741

Table 2. Risk factors for vitamin D deficiency.

    95% Confidence Interval  
Variables Odds Ratio Lower Limit Upper Limit p-value
Age ≥ 65 years 0.52 0.44 0.61 <.0001
Race: African-American 3 2.61 3.44 <.0001
Some college 0.87 0.77 0.99 0.0351
Poor health 1.44 1.23 1.69 <.0001
Current smoker 1.12 0.97 1.31 0.1308
Obesity (BMI ≥ 30) 1.31 1.15 1.49 <.0001
Diabetes 1.11 0.92 1.35 0.2837
Cancer 0.69 0.54 0.89 0.0033
High total cholesterol (>200 mg/dl) 0.83 0.72 0.96 0.01
Consume milk products daily 0.63 0.55 0.71 <.0001