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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the sample

From: The relationship between obesity, diabetes, hypertension and vitamin D deficiency among Saudi Arabians aged 15 and over: results from the Saudi health interview survey

 

Female (n = 957)

Male (n = 1127)

 

Total (n = 2084)

 

Variable

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

MD

Mean

SD

P-value

Age (years)

37.76

15.13

40.45

17.37

−2.68

39.22

16.43

0.000

Vitamin D level (ng/dL)

30.85

19.17

37.20

19.01

−6.35

34.28

19.34

0.000

 

Frequency

Percent

Frequency

Percent

 

Frequency

Percent

 

Diabetes type 2

73

7.63

141

12.51

 

214

10.27

0.000

Hypertension

91

9.51

140

12.42

 

231

11.08

0.035

Vitamin D deficiency

301

31.45

154

13.66

 

455

21.83

0.000

BMI-based obesity

378

39.5

356

31.59

 

734

35.22

0.000

Central obesity

495

51.72

361

32.03

 

856

41.07

0.000

High income

94

9.82

164

14.55

 

258

12.38

0.001

Ever smoker

10

1.04

343

30.43

 

353

16.94

0.000

Milk consumption

790

82.55

912

80.92

 

1702

81.67

0.339

Sun exposure for 25 mins

90

9.4

331

29.37

 

421

20.20

0.000

  1. figures in bold are significant at p < 0.05
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