TABLE 3.

Statistically significant responses of the sample to individual questions.

	Tourists (%)	Emirati (%)	P-value
Q1: Can pancreatitis effect vitamin D absorption?	45.8	67.7	0.011*
Q2: Do you think that the deficiency of vitamin D can lead to baldness?	58.3	28.6	0.001**
Q3: Do you think that the deficiency of vitamin D can decrease muscle strength?	79.2	91.9	0.027*
Q4: Do you think that vitamin D deficiency can lower bone density?	50.0	77.8	0.001**
Q5: Does alcohol have an effect on vitamin D absorption?	68.8	85.9	0.015*
Q6: Do you think that animal sources (meats/egg) have more vitamin D than plant sources?	50.0	69.7	0.02*
Q7: Does dietary calcium affect osteoporosis?	81.3	96.0	0.003**
Q8: Are there any harmful effects if one takes more than 2,000 mg of calcium?	41.7	15.2	0.001**
Q9: Are vitamin D supplements safe, if you are not vitamin D deficient?	68.8	51.5	0.048*

*Statistically significant at P < 0.05. **Statistically significant at P < 0.01.