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Table 1 Vitamin D status of newborns according to maternal characteristics

From: The relationship between hematological indices as indicators of inflammation and 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 status in newborns

 

n (%)

25(OH)D3 levels (ng/mL)

pa

All newborns

100

13 (8–18)

 

Gender

0.99

Girl

61 (61.0)

13 (8–18)

 

Boy

39 (39.0)

13 (8–19)

 

Maternal age (years)

0.13

20–30

53(53.0)

15 (10–19)

 

 >  = 30

47(47.0)

11 (8–18)

 

Maternal socio-economic status

0.92

Low

52 (52.0)

13 (8–19)

 

Moderate

48 (48.0)

14 (8–18)

 

Maternal daily sunlight exposure

0.58

Yes

44 (44.0)

12 (8–18)

 

No

56 (56.0)

14 (9–19)

 

Delivery route

0.24

Vaginally

25 (25.0)

15 (10–21)

 

C-section

75 (75.0)

13 (8–18)

 

Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy

a***, b***c***

None

35 (35.0)

13 (8–23)

 

Irregular usage

43 (43.0)

16 (8–39)

 

Regular usage

22 (22.0)

22 (6–46)

 
  1. pa = Mann Whitney U test
  2. a: None vs irregular usage; b: None vs regular usage; c: Irregular vs regular usage
  3. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001