Table 2 The association among age, anthropometric indices and vitamin D status among rural population of the northern part of the Persian Gulf
|  | Vitamin D deficient* | Vitamin D insufficient** | Vitamin D sufficient*** | Crude β | P-Value | Vitamin D deficient | Vitamin D insufficient | Vitamin D sufficient | Crude β | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Male | Â | Â | Â | Â | Female | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Age | 46. ± 15 | 47. ± 14. | 50± 16. | 0.05 (0.00 to 0.11) | 0.043 | 44. ± 13. | 47± 14. | 48± 14. | 0.11 (0.06 to 0.16) | 0.0001 |
Height | 170. ± 7. | 170± 7.3 | 170± 7. | -0.11 (-0.02 to 0.00) | 0.048 | 160 ± 11. | 160± 14. | 160± 8. | 0.00 (-0.05 to 0.06) | 0. 86 |
Weight | 76 ± 15. | 73. ± 14 | 70.± 11. | -0.09 (-0.15 to -0.03) | 0.002 | 67± 14 | 68 ± 14. | 66. ± 14. | -0.03 (-0.09 to 0.01) | 0.13 |
Body mass index | 26 ± 4.7 | 25. ± 4.3 | 25 ± 3.4 | -0.25(-0.45 to -0.06) | 0.01 | 27. ± 5.4 | 28. ± 5.7 | 27.± 6.0 | -0.08 (-0.21 to 0.04) | 0.19 |
Waist circumference | 91. ± 17. | 90 ± 17 | 89 ±14. | -0.02 (-0.07 to 0.03) | 0.42 | 90. ± 17 | 91 ± 17. | 89 ± 20 | -0.02 (-0.06 to 0.01) | 0.29 |
Hip circumference | 98 ± 17. | 97 ± 17. | 95 ± 15. | -0.03 (-0.08 to 0.01) | 0.19 | 100. ± 18 | 100 ± 20. | 99. ± 21 | 0.09 (-0.04 to 0.02) | 0.60 |