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. 2022 Mar 28;12:5296. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-09375-7

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.