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Table 1 Characteristics of pregnant Minangkabau women in late pregnancy (n = 88)

From: Sunlight exposed body surface area is associated with serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) level in pregnant Minangkabau women, Indonesia

Characteristic

f

%

Mean

SD

Min

Max

Median

Age (year)

  

30.6

5:03

17

41

30.5

Gestational age (week)

  

32.6

3.7

28

40

32

Number of pregnancy

  

2.6

1.1

1

5

3

Upper arm circumference (cm)

  

27.6

3.9

20

38

27

Skinfold thickness (cm)

  

15.2

7.2

3

35

12

Serum 25(OH)D level (ng/mL)

  

23.0

10.0

7.4

51.5

21.1

 Deficiency (< 20 ng/mL)

40

45.5

     

 Insufficiency (20–31 ng/mL)

32

36.4

     

 Sufficiency (32–100 ng/mL)

16

18.2

     

Vitamin D intake (μg/1000 kcal/day)

  

5.6

3.9

0.0

16.4

4.6

Sunlight exposed BSA (%)

  

15.2

6.8

4.9

28.4

15.8

Duration of sunlight exposure (minute/day)

  

110.8

156.7

0:00

990

60

 < 30

26

29.5

     

 30–60

18

20.5

     

 > 60–120

25

28.4

     

 > 120

19

21.6

     

Skin pigmentation type (Fitzpatrick’s scale)

 III

1

1.1

     

 IV

11

76

     

 V

76

86.4

     

Sunscreen use

 Regular

7

8

     

 Irregular

11

12.5

     

 Non-user

70

79.5