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Table 2 Personal and household characteristics of participants at enrollment

From: Pharmacokinetics of a single oral dose of vitamin D3 (70,000 IU) in pregnant and non-pregnant women

 

Single-dose only group

All participants

 

Non-pregnant

Pregnant

P

Non-pregnant

Pregnant

P a

# Enrolled

18

13

 

34

27

 

Month of enrollment

July-August, 2009

18 (100 %)

5 (38 %)

<0.001

33 (97%)

5 (19%)

<0.001

Sept-Oct 2009

0

8 (62 %)

 

1 (3%)

8 (30%)

 

February 2010

0

0

 

0

14 (52%)

 

Age (years), Mean (±SD)

23.9 (±3.8)

20.9 (±2.7)

0.022

24.2 (±4.1)

21.6 (±2.9)

0.006

Married

11 (61%)

13 (100%)

0.025

23 (68%)

27 (100%)

0.001

Education level attained

None

1 (6%)

2 (15%)

0.750

3 (9%)

6 (22%)

0.293

Primary

11 (61%)

7 (54%)

 

21 (62%)

16 (59%)

Secondary or higher

6 (33%)

4 (31%)

 

10 (29%)

5 (19%)

Husband’s education level

None

2 (18%)

3 (23%)

1.000

2 (9%)

4 (15%)

0.786

Primary

4 (36%)

4 (31%)

 

10 (43%)

13 (48%)

Secondary or higher

5 (45%)

6 (46%)

 

11 (48%)

10 (37%)

Home ownership

6 (33%)

1 (8%)

0.191

7 (21%)

2 (7%)

0.276

House constructed from cement, brick or tile b

Floor

18 (100%)

11 (85%)

0.168

33 (98%)

22 (81%)

0.079

Walls

16 (89%)

10 (77%)

0.625

30 (88%)

18 (67%)

0.042

Roof

6 (33%)

6 (46%)

0.710

13 (38%)

7 (26%)

0.412

Height (cm), mean (±SD)

149.7 (±3.7)

150.3 (±3.9)

0.685

150.8 (±4.3)

150.5 (±4.3)

0.758

  1. a. ANOVA for comparisons of continuous variables, Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables.
  2. b. In comparison to tin or natural materials (e.g., earth, bamboo).