Table 2 Vitamin D status in children between departments (N = 7285)a
Variables | Pediatrics | Child Healthcare | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VDD | VDI | VDS | P | VDD | VDI | VDS | P | |
All | 359 (32.0) | 383 (34.2) | 379 (33.8) | 618 (10.0) | 2083 (33.8) | 3463 (56.2) | ||
Sex | ||||||||
Boys | 213 (32.1) | 221 (33.3) | 229 (34.5) | 0.957 | 325 (10.2) | 1053 (33.1) | 1807 (56.7) | 0.992 |
Girls | 146 (31.9) | 162 (35.4) | 150 (32.8) | 293 (9.8) | 1030 (34.6) | 1656 (55.6) | ||
Age (years) | ||||||||
0–1 | 13 (6.8) | 48 (25.3) | 129 (67.9) | < 0.001 | 97 (6.6) | 476 (32.6) | 887 (60.8) | < 0.001 |
1–3 | 36 (14.4) | 105 (42) | 109 (43.6) | 224 (11.4) | 837 (42.4) | 912 (46.2) | ||
3–6 | 115 (36.5) | 133 (42.2) | 67 (21.3) | 239 (10.2) | 680 (29.1) | 1417 (60.7) | ||
6–11 | 195 (53.3) | 97 (26.5) | 74 (20.2) | 58 (14.7) | 90 (22.8) | 247 (62.5) | ||
Seasonality | ||||||||
Spring | 120 (39.3) | 612 (38.3) | 81 (26.6) | < 0.001 | 173 (10.8) | 612 (38.3) | 814 (50.9) | < 0.001 |
Summer | 105 (26.1) | 576 (32.4) | 147 (36.5) | 124 (7.0) | 576 (32.4) | 1077 (60.6) | ||
Autumn | 57 (23.8) | 447 (29.4) | 104 (43.5) | 126 (8.3) | 447 (29.4) | 948 (62.3) | ||
Winter | 77 (44.3) | 448 (35.4) | 47 (27.0) | 195 (15.4) | 448 (35.4) | 624 (49.3) | ||