Vitamin D status and body composition: a cross-sectional study among employees at a private university in Lebanon

BMC Nutrition

Table 3 Multivariable logistic regression for body composition and Vitamin D Status (≤30 ng/mL) among study participants^*

Characteristic	Odds Ratio (OR)	95% C.I		P value
Characteristic	Odds Ratio (OR)	Lower	Upper	P value
Percent Body Fat	1.077	1.012	1.145	0.019
BMI¹ (kg/m²)	0.969	0.881	1.066	0.521
Age	0.976	0.950	1.004	0.092
Gender	0.568	0.227	1.419	0.226
Education
Bachelor degree * High School	1.007	0.455	2.229	0.986
Graduate ^* High School	1.059	0.523	2.145	0.874
Sunscreen Use	0.827	0.415	1.651	0.591
Chronic Disease	1.478	0.799	2.735	0.213
Vitamin D intake (μg)	0.837	0.746	0.941	0.003
Sun Exposure
16–60 min * ≤15 mins	1.271	0.670	2.413	0.463
> 60 mins * ≤15 mins	0.485	0.258	0.912	0.025
Use of OCP²	0.346	0.019	6.154	0.470
Vitamin D supplements	0.084	0.042	0.169	0.000

^*The National Osteoporosis Foundation cutoffs were used to define vitamin D status (Sufficient: 25hydroxyvitamin D > 30 ng/mL and Insufficient: 25 hydroxyvitamin D ≤ 30 ng/mL)
¹Body Mass Index
²Oral Contraceptive Pills

ISSN: 2055-0928