Table 4.
Participant characteristics according to vitamin D levels.
| Variables | Severe deficiency n (%) Median (range) |
Deficiency n (%) Median (range) |
Insufficient n (%) Median (range) |
Sufficient n (%) Median (range) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 27 (19, 45) | 25 (10, 60) | 29 (8, 58) | 33 (17, 65) | 0.16 |
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 8 (67) | 22 (55) | 24 (71) | 6 (67) | 0.57 |
| Male | 4 (33) | 18 (45) | 10 (29) | 3 (33) | |
| Alcohol consumption | 0.57 | ||||
| No | 8 (67) | 30 (77) | 23 (70) | 5 (56) | |
| Yes | 4 (33) | 9 (23) | 10 (30) | 4 (44) | |
| BCG scar | 0.99 | ||||
| No | 5 (42) | 18 (46) | 14 (42) | 4 (44) | |
| Yes | 7 (58) | 21 (54) | 19 (58) | 5 (56) | |
| HIV status | 0.30 | ||||
| Negative | 7 (58) | 33 (85) | 27 (79) | 7 (78) | |
| Positive | 5 (42) | 6 (15) | 7 (21) | 2 (22) |
Severe deficiency < 10 ng/ml, deficient ≤ 20 ng/ml, insufficient 21–29 ng/ml, sufficient ≥ 30 ng/ml.