Observational Study
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World J Clin Pediatr. Mar 9, 2024; 13(1): 86693
Published online Mar 9, 2024. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v13.i1.86693
Table 1 Demographic data of infants and mothers (df = 2), n (%)
Parametric
Vitamin D deficiency (n = 39)
Vitamin D insufficiency (n = 36)
Vitamin D sufficiency (n = 34)
P value
Prevalence, %35.7833.0331.190.326
Season of study0.523
Summer11 (28.20)16 (44.44)16 (47.05)
Monsoon15 (38.46)10 (27.78)12 (35.29)
Winter13 (33.33)10 (27.78)6 (17.65)
Sun index (median – range)1.7-9.041.37-5.471.44-10.950.053
Demographic data of infants
Gender0.053
Male27 (69.2)19 (52.8)14 (41.2)
Female12 (30.8)17 (47.2)20 (58.8)
Weight (g)6956.92 ± 762.926880.28 ± 1036.996657.53 ± 540.740.008
Length (cm)62.28 ± 1.8162.03 ± 2.2461.15 ± 20.105
Gestational age (wk)38.62 ± 1.0938.64 ± 1.138.68 ± 10.930
Birth weight (g)3110.51 ± 338.453093.92 ± 345.043332.5 ± 362.050.008
Birth length (cm)51.38 ± 2.0951.33 ± 1.6751.35 ± 2.040.105
Demographic data of mothers
Age (yr)29.56 ± 7.1827.69 ± 6.629.10 ± 6.90.496
Age intervals0.754
10-19 (yr)5 (12.8)4 (11.1)3 (8.8)
19-35 (yr)26 (66.7)26 (72.2)21 (61.8)
≥ 35 (yr)8 (20.5)6 (16.7)10 (29.4)
Body weight (kg)60.03 ± 11.6157.39 ± 9.2757.39 ± 9.250.496
Height (cm)158.24 ± 5.73158.83 ± 5.39160.54 ± 6.250.274
BMI (kg/m2)23.95 ± 4.422.76 ± 3.5422.48 ± 3.870.251
Obesity9 (26.5)8 (22.2)10 (25.6)0.908
Education0.678
Elementary school3 (8.8)2 (5.6)3 (7.9)
Junior High School10 (29.4)6 (16.7)6 (15.8)
High School13 (38.2)16 (44.4)14 (36.8)
Bachelor degree or above8 (23.5)12 (33.3)15 (39.5)
Family income
(Dollars per month)
973.09 ± 719.64890.97 ± 511.11061.92 ± 1445.850.777
Poverty17 (43.58)13 (36.11)16 (47.05)0.635
Not poverty22 (56.41)23 (63.88)18 (52.94)
Vitamin D supplement0.001
No29 (74.35)23 (63.88)10 (32.30)
Yes 10 (25.64)11 (30)21 (67.70)