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Table 5 Socio-demographic characteristics in relation to Vitamin D sufficiency among cases and controls

From: Association of vitamin D and diarrhoea in children aged less than five years at Muhimbili national hospital, Dar es Salaam: an unmatched case control study

Characteristic

Vitamin D Sufficiency

Total

OR (95% CI), p value

Cases

Controls

1. Socioeconomic Status.

 1st Tertile

5 (19.2%)

21 (80.8%)

26

P = 0.160

 2nd Tertile

11 (30.6%)

25 (69.4%)

36

 3rd Tertile

11 (44.0%)

14 (56.0%)

25

Total

27 (31.0%)

60 (69.0%)

87

2. Maternal Education Level.

   

0.50 (0.18–1.39) p = 0.179

 Informal/Primary

18 (27.3%)

48 (72.7%)

66

 Secondary/Higher

9 (42.9%)

12 (57.1%)

21

Total

27 (31.0%)

60 (69.0%)

87

3. Maternal Occupation.

   

1.00 (0.38–2.62) p = 1.000

 Not Working

9 (31.0%)

20 (69.0%)

29

 Working

18 (31.0%)

40 (69.0%)

58

Total

27 (31.0%)

60 (69.0%)

87

4.Maternal Age (Years)

   

1.08 (0.43–2.67) p = 0.873

 ≤ 28

14 (31.8%)

30 (68.2%)

44

 ≥ 29

13 (30.2%)

30 (69.8%)

43

Total

27 (31.0%)

60 (69.0%)

87

5.Maternal Religion.

   

0.98 (0.38–2.52) p = 0.974

 Muslim

17 (30.9%)

38 (69.1%)

55

 Christian

10 (31.3%)

22 (68.8%)

32

Total

27 (31.0%)

60 (69.0%)

87

6.Maternal Marital Status.

   

0.40 (0.11–1.52) p = 0.274

 Married/Cohabiting

22 (28.6%)

55 (71.4%)

77

 Single/Divorced

5 (50.0%)

5 (50.5%)

10

Total

27 (31.0%)

60 (69.0%)

87