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Table 3 Risk factors of serum 25(OH)D level among the participants

From: Vitamin D level and its association with adiposity among multi-ethnic adults in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: a cross sectional study

 

Serum 25(OH)D

p-value

Unstandardized B ± SE

Age

0.13 ± 0.03

<0.001

Gender

−3.91 ± 0.38

<0.001

Ethnicity

  

 Chinese

Reference

 

 Malay

−8.87 ± 0.86

<0.001

 Indian

−9.98 ± 1.12

<0.001

 Others

−5.90 ± 2.85

0.039

Body mass index (BMI) (kg/m2)

−0.23 ± 0.05

<0.001

Fat percentage (%)

−0.14 ± 0.04

0.002

Waist circumference (cm)

−0.32 ± 0.02

0.152

PTH (pmol/L)

−0.44 ± 0.09

<0.001

Physical activity (METs/min)

1.17 ± 0.33

0.929

Sun avoidance score

−1.03 ± 0.27

<0.001

Sun exposure score

0.03 ± 0.53

0.955

Systolic blood pressure

0.03 ± 0.02

0.029

Diastolic blood pressure

0.02 ± 0.02

0.334

  1. Gender: Males = 1, Females = 2
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