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Table 5 Contributions of gender and ethnicity to R 2 for serum 25(OH)D level

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

 

Unstandardized B

Model 1 (Reference Model)

Model 2

Model 3

Age

0.033

0.022

0.138**

Sun avoidance score

−0.081

−0.638*

−0.377

Systolic blood pressure

0.013

0.025

0.021

BMI

−0.140*

−0.145*

−0.327**

Ethnicity

   

 Chinese

Reference

Reference

 Malays

−8.512**

−8.317**

 Indians

−9.070**

−9.558**

 Others

−4.965

−5.913*

Gender

−7.461**

 

−7.269**

R 2

32.8 %

25.7 %

15.9 %

Difference in R 2

 

7.1 %

16.9 %

  1. ** p < 0.001, *p < 0.05
  2. Gender: Males = 1, Females = 2
  3. Model 1 = Predictors: age, sun avoidance score, systolic blood pressure, BMI, ethnicity, gender
  4. Model 2 = Model 1 - Gender
  5. Model 3 = Model 1 - Ethnicity
  6. Difference in R 2 = R 2 in Model 1 (Reference Model) - R 2 in Model 2/Model 3
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