Table 4.

Multivariate logistic regression analysis of baseline factors associated with vitamin D deficiency.

Variables		vitamin D deficiency		Odds ratio	P-Value
				(95% CI)
		Yes	No
Gender	male	182 (62.7%)	150 (48.1%)	OR = 1.540	0.114
	female	110 (37.3%)	154 (51.9%)	a
BMI (kg/m2)	Mean ± SD	24.39 ± 4.60	25.26 ± 3.79
	Normal(18.5–24.9)	47.3%	44.4%	a
	Overweight (25–29.9)	35.5%	40.04%	0.72 (0.568–1.07)	0.135
	Obese (>30)	8.2%	11.1%	0.86 (0.38–1.93)	0.081
ALT	High	12.28 ± 1.29	11.42 ± 1.3	0.62(0.39–0.98)	0.0386
	Low
Calcium level		7.49 ± .971	7.23 ± .368	0.58((0.38, 0.88))	0.011
(mg/dl)
Age group	18–24	23(8.6)	22(9.3)	0.12 (0.58, 1.07)	0.133
n (%)	25–34	76(25.9)	64(18.3)	0.997 (0.565–1.759)	0.091
	35–44	84(29.3)	91(28.1)	1.21(0.84,1.98)	0.073
	45–54	44(15.5)	72(21.7)	1.079 (0.851–1.367)	0.341
	55–64	35(12.1)	39(11.6)	1.015 (0.691–1.492)	0.282
	>65	21(7.1)	18(3.9)	a
HBeAg qualitative	Negative	184(63.1)	45(36.9)	1.4 (1. 21–5.913)	0.001
	Positive	100(32.9)	204(67.1)	a

^aReference group.