Table 3 Frequency of each subjective health complaints in each vitamin D classifications
Variables | Vitamin D status | P value* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deficient | Insufficient | Sufficient | |||
Headache n (%) | Yes | 88 (32.1) | 404 (25.8) | 165 (21.9) | 0.003 |
No | 186 (67.9) | 1163 (74.2) | 588 (78.1) | ||
Stomachache n (%) | Yes | 57 20.8 | 275 17.6 | 111 14.8 | 0.054 |
No | 217 (79.2) | 1287 (82.4) | 641 (85.2) | ||
Backache n (%) | Yes | 55 20.4 | 213 13.8 | 87 11.7 | 0.002 |
No | 214 79.6 | 1331 86.2 | 658 88.3 | ||
Feeling dizzy n (%) | Yes | 18 (6.7) | 132 (8.5) | 40 (5.4) | 0.025 |
No | 249 (93.3) | 1419 (91.5) | 704 (94.6) | ||
Feeling low n (%) | Yes | 42 (15.5) | 179 (11.6) | 66 (8.9) | 0.010 |
No | 229 (84.5) | 1368 (88.4) | 678 (91.1) | ||
Irritability n (%) | Yes | 130 (47.8) | 660 (42.6) | 262 (34.9) | < 0.001 |
No | 142 (52.2) | 891 (57.4) | 488 (65.1) | ||
Feeling nervous n (%) | Yes | 118 (43.9) | 519 (33.4) | 228 (30.6) | < 0.001 |
No | 151 (56.1) | 1036 (66.6) | 518 (69.4) | ||
Difficulties in getting to sleep n (%) | Yes | 91 (33.6) | 367 (23.7) | 131 17.5% | < 0.001 |
No | 180 (66.4) | 1179 (76.3) | 618 (82.5) | ||
Multiple health complaints n (%) | Yes | 153 (55.8) | 697 (44.5) | 257 (34.1) | < 0.001 |
No | 121 (44.2) | 871 (55.5) | 497 (65.9) | ||