Table 3 Association of Vitamin D status with dietary habits. None of the foods was fortified with vitamin D
From: Vitamin D status in Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu, India
Variables | Groups | n | Plasma 25OH vitamin D status | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deficient (< 12 ng/mL) | Insufficient (12–20 ng/mL) | Sufficient (> 20 ng/mL) | ||||
Consumption of fatty fish | No | 36 | 11 (30.6) | 15 (41.7) | 10 (27.8) | 0.0056 |
Yes | 388 | 48 (12.4) | 160 (41.2) | 180 (46.4) | ||
Consumption of beef | No | 249 | 36 (14.5) | 108 (43.4) | 105 (42.2) | 0.4248 |
Yes | 175 | 23 (13.1) | 67 (38.3) | 85 (48.6) | ||
Consumption of liver | No | 205 | 34 (16.6) | 87 (42.4) | 84 (41.) | 0.1766 |
Yes | 219 | 25 (11.4) | 88 (40.2) | 106 (48.4) | ||
Consumption of milk | No | 221 | 26 (11.8) | 102 (46.2) | 93 (42.1) | 0.0835 |
Yes | 203 | 33 (16.3) | 73 (36.0) | 97 (47.8) | ||