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Table 7 Comparison of Vitamin D level with selected factors

From: Vitamin D status among postmenopausal osteoporotic women: a hospital based cross-sectional study from Northern Sri Lanka

Factors

Number

Mean Vitamin D Level with SD

Statistics

Adequate sun exposure

Yes

75

28.6 + _8.4

T = 1.61, P-0.110

No

30

25.8 + _7.3

Walking

Yes

24

27.9 + _9.4

T-0.135 P-0.893

no

81

27.7_-7.7

Vegetarian Status

Vegetarian

21

28.5 + _9.4

T-0.5, P-0.615

Non Vegetarian

84

27.6 + _7.8

Psychiatric Condition

Yes

32

25.6 + _7.5

T-1.794, P-0.076

No

73

28.7 + _8.2

Osteoporosis of Hip

Yes

27

29.8 + _10.4

T-0.903, P-0.370

No

44

27.9 + _7.6

Osteoarthritis

Yes

44

27.08 + _8.7

T- -0.721, P-0.473

No

61

28.2 + _7.7

Milk

Yes

53

26.9 + _7.8

T- -1.059, P-0.292

No

52

28.6 + _8.4

Egg

Yes

68

27.4 + _7.4

T-0.678, P-0.49

No

37

28.5 + _9.4

Fish

Yes

80

27.7 + _7.7

T- -0/193, P-0.848

No

25

28.0 + _9.33