Table 1.
Socio-demographic data of vitamin D2 and vitamin D3 groups.
| Group1 (D2) | Group 2 (D3) | Stat. test | Sig. | |
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| N=51 | N=54 | |||
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| Age (mean [SD]) | 45.2 (12.4) | 47.4 (14.9) | t test | P=.4 |
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| Sex | Chi-square test | P=.13 | ||
| Male (no. %) | 5 (9.8%) | 11 (20.4%) | ||
| Female (no. %) | 46 (90.2%) | 43 (79.6%) | ||
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| Education (no. %) | Chi-square test | P=.95 | ||
| Minimal (illiterate/primary) | 5 (9.8%) | 4 (7.4%) | ||
| Secondary | 17 (33.3%) | 19 (35.2%) | ||
| Technical training | 8 (15.7%) | 10 (18.5%) | ||
| University | 21 (41.2%) | 21 (38.9%)) | ||
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| Females skin coverage (no. %) | Chi-square test | P=.33 | ||
| Large (Hijab or Niqab) | 41 (80.4%) | 39 (72.2%) | ||
| Moderate (Western style) | 10 (19.6%) | 15 (27.8%) | ||
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| Employment (no. %) | Chi-square test | P=.36 | ||
| Unemployed | 31 (60.8%) | 28 (51.9%) | ||
| Indoor job | 20 (39.2%) | 26 (48.1%) | ||
| Outdoor job | 0 | 0 | ||
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| Hands coverage (no. %) | Chi-square test | P=.66 | ||
| Yes | 5 (9.8%) | 4 7.4%) | ||
| No | 46 (90.2%) | 50 (92.6%) | ||
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| Medications (no %) | Chi-square test | P=.73 | ||
| Yes | 14 (27.5%) | 13 (24.5%) | ||
| No | 37 (72.5%) | 40(75.5%) | ||
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| Diseases (no %) | Chi-square test | P=.83 | ||
| None | 33 (64.7%) | 36 (66.7%) | ||
| Yes | ||||
| DM (types 1 and 2), cancer, autoimmune diseases, bone diseases (osteoporosis, osteomalacia, and osteopenia), muscle weakness, lung function and wheezing, CKD (stages1, 2, 3), cardiovascular disease | 18 (35.3%) | 18 (33.3%) | ||
DM: Diabetes mellitus; CKD: Chronic kidney disease.