Table 3 The mean +-SD for benefits, source, toxicity and overall scores of the characteristics participants toward vitamin D

Age groups

18–28

3.978

0.990 *

4.312

1.710 *

0.615

0.487

8.904

2.313 *

29–39

4.319

0.917

4.544

1.727

0.634

0.482

9.497

2.296

40–50

4.308

0.971

4.874

1.804

0.658

0.475

9.839

2.346

51–60

4.167

1.010

5.014

1.701

0.604

0.491

9.785

2.413

More than 60

4.365

0.829

5.032

1.481

0.556

0.501

9.952

1.987

Gender

Female

4.141

0.947 *

4.376

1.690 *

0.617

0.486

9.134

2.264 *

Male

4.030

1.079

4.839

1.830

0.640

0.480

9.509

2.547

living location

Countryside

4.150

0.975

4.521

1.761

0.624

0.485

9.295

2.319

City

4.086

0.989

4.475

1.722

0.622

0.485

9.183

2.363

marital status

Single

3.997

0.986 *

4.389

1.734 *

0.611

0.488

8.997

2.353 *

Married

4.247

0.962

4.604

1.735

0.643

0.479

9.495

2.303

Widowed

4.396

0.906

5.264

1.700

0.623

0.489

10.283

2.324

Divorced

4.241

1.014

4.397

1.685

0.534

0.503

9.172

2.202

Level of education

Illiterate

3.500

1.829 *

5.000

1.569

0.357

0.497

8.857

2.248

Primary school

3.953

1.045

5.349

1.378

0.581

0.499

9.884

2.163

Middle school

4.068

1.244

4.932

1.955

0.590

0.494

9.590

2.691

secondary school

4.051

0.997

4.581

1.692

0.636

0.481

9.269

2.310

University

4.118

0.957

4.378

1.732

0.628

0.483

9.124

2.335

PhD

4.404

0.817

4.820

1.746

0.578

0.495

9.801

2.249

Monthly income

High

4.085

1.080

4.574

1.778 *

0.638

0.486

9.298

2.245 *

Good

4.102

0.976

4.342

1.705

0.619

0.486

9.064

2.300

Middle

4.119

0.964

4.520

1.724

0.624

0.485

9.262

2.327

Low

4.114

1.144

4.989

1.908

0.632

0.483

9.735

2.642

Occupation

Student

3.986

1.002

4.399

1.718

0.636

0.481

9.020

2.334

Public sector

4.319

0.908

4.690

1.777

0.629

0.484

9.639

2.311

Private Job

4.108

0.970

4.571

1.772

0.624

0.485

9.303

2.422

Retired

4.164

1.036

4.873

1.735

0.573

0.497

9.609

2.366

Non-working

4.097

1.036

4.268

1.703

0.599

0.491

8.964

2.282

Other

4.238

0.878

4.378

1.579

0.616

0.488

9.232

2.086

Chronic diseases

No

4.100

0.981 *

4.445

1.727 *

0.622

0.485

9.167

2.335

Yes

4.217

1.000

4.913

1.783

0.630

0.484

9.761

2.367

Have children

No

4.011

0.996 *

4.404

1.727 *

0.610

0.488

9.026

2.350 *

Yes

4.280

0.940

4.644

1.748

0.644

0.479

9.568

2.298