Table 3.
Difference between groups in knowledge regarding hypovitaminosis.
| Question | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pediatric Sub-Specialization | Country of Working Place | Frequency of Evaluating VD | ||||||||
| General Pediatrician | Endocrinology, Nephrology, Gastroenterology, Metabolic Diseases, Immunology | Else | p * | Mediterranean | Non-Mediterranean | p * | Evaluate VD Never, Rarely, and Sometimes | Evaluate VD Often and Very Often | p * | |
| Definition of the hypovitaminosis D | ||||||||||
| 25(OH)D level for the diagnosis of VD deficiency | 68/100 (68) | 36/54 (66.7) | 58/82 (70.7) | 0.868 | 92/123 (74.8) | 67/107 (62.6) | 0.046 | 101/154 (65.6) | 61/83 (73.5) | 0.212 |
| 25(OH)D level for diagnosis of VD insufficiency | 64/99 (64.6) | 36/54 (66.7) | 53/83 (63.9) | 0.944 | 83/123 (67.5) | 66/107 (61.7) | 0.359 | 93/153 (60.8) | 60/83 (72.3) | 0.077 |
| 25(OH)D level cut off point to start with the therapeutic doses of VD therapy | 29/87 (33.3) | 14/48 (29.2) | 30/77 (39) | 0.513 | 41/113 (36.3) | 27/93 (29) | 0.271 | 47/134 (35.1) | 25/79 (31.6) | 0.609 |
| Supplementation with vitamin D | ||||||||||
| VD doses for a supplementation in children younger than 12 months | 104/114 (91.2) | 56/59 (94.9) | 83/93 (89.2) | 0.479 | 126/138 (91.3) | 109/120 (90.8) | 0.895 | 161/179 (89.9) | 81/87 (93.1) | 0.399 |
| VD doses for a supplementation in children older than 12 months that are at risk of developing hypovitaminosis D | 61/114 (53.5) | 30/59 (50.8) | 41/92 (44.6) | 0.436 | 70/137 (51.1) | 59/120 (49.2) | 0.758 | 91/178 (51.1) | 41/87 (47.1) | 0.541 |
| Therapy with VD | ||||||||||
| Therapeutic doses of VD used for treating verified hypovitaminosis D in children older than 12 months | 33/89 (37.1) | 25/48 (52.1) | 28/79 (35.4) | 0.141 | 34/113 (30.1) | 46/97 (47.4) | 0.010 | 54/138 (39.1) | 32/79 (40.5) | 0.842 |
| Therapeutic doses of VD used for treating verified hypovitaminosis D in children younger than 12 months | 42/90 (46.7) | 29/48 (60.4) | 37/77 (48.1) | 0.273 | 51/111 (45.9) | 53/97 (54.6) | 0.211 | 68/173 (49.6) | 40/79 (50.6) | 0.888 |
| Duration of therapy with VD for treating verified hypovitaminosis | 57/90 (63.3) | 31/49 (63.3) | 48/79 (60.8) | 0.933 | 62/114 (54.4) | 69/98 (70.4) | 0.017 | 82/140 (58.6) | 55/79 (69.6) | 0.105 |
Correct answers n/N (%); * Chi squared.