Table 2 Participants’ awareness toward knowledge of advantages and source of vitamin D and outcomes of vitamin D toxicity
Variable | Categories | N | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Vitamin D is used to treat bone disease and rickets | No | 225 | 8.6% |
Yes | 2400 | 91.4% | |
Vitamin D is important in the maintenance of calcium and phosphates | No | 405 | 15.4% |
Yes | 2220 | 84.6% | |
Vitamin D is important in the maintenance of bone and teeth | No | 311 | 11.8% |
Yes | 2314 | 88.2% | |
Vitamin D helps to strengthen immunity | No | 528 | 20.1% |
Yes | 2097 | 79.9% | |
Vitamin D helps to strengthen muscles | No | 861 | 32.8% |
Yes | 1764 | 67.2% | |
Sun exposure encourages vitamin D production in the skin | No | 115 | 4.4% |
Yes | 2510 | 95.6% | |
Vitamin D is found in animal meat but not in vegetables and fruits | No | 1633 | 62.2% |
Yes | 992 | 37.8% | |
People residing in cloudy areas are more prone to vitamin D deficiency | No | 358 | 13.6% |
Yes | 2267 | 86.4% | |
Frequent sun exposure does not lead to vitamin D poisoning | No | 1205 | 45.9% |
Yes | 1420 | 54.1% | |
Use of sunscreen creams may be a cause of vitamin D deficiency | No | 1614 | 61.5% |
Yes | 1011 | 38.5% | |
A fat-free diet may be a cause of vitamin D deficiency | No | 1240 | 47.2% |
Yes | 1385 | 52.8% | |
Dark skin is more prone to vitamin D deficiency than fairer skin | No | 1854 | 70.6% |
Yes | 771 | 29.4% | |
Vegetarians are more likely to have vitamin D deficiency than nonvegetarians | No | 1183 | 45.1% |
Yes | 1442 | 54.9% | |
Consequences of vitamin D toxicity in Hypercalcemia | No | 990 | 37.7% |
Yes | 1635 | 62.3% |