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Table 1 Vitamin D testing pattern (assessed by the prevalence ratios) of the institution (n = 2187) during the specified period

From: Assessment of vitamin D and its association with cardiovascular disease risk factors in an adult migrant population: an audit of patient records at a Community Health Centre in Kensington, Melbourne, Australia

 

Vitamin D tested 1287 (58.8%)

UPR#(95% C.I.)

APR #(95% C.I.)

Migration $

   

 Non-migrant

412 (44.2)

*

*

 Migrant-Zone 1

518 (74.3)

1.68 (1.54-1.82)**

1.65 (1.51-1.79)

 Migrant-Zone 2

310 (66.0)

1.51 (1.37-1.65)

1.44 (1.30-1.59)

 Migrant-Zone 3

46 (52.3)

1.13 (0.89-1.42)

1.12 (0.89-1.41)

Age groups $$ (Y)

   

 <44

745 (54.6)

*

*

 45-64

363 (64.6)

1.18 (1.09-1.28)

1.16 (1.08-1.24)

 >65

178 (68.2)

1.25 (1.13-1.37)

1.15 (0.99-1.26)

Gender $$$

   

 Males

524 (54.4)

*

*

 Females

762 (62.3)

1.14 (1.07-1.23)

1.07 (1.02-1.14)

Employment @

   

 Employed

381 (54.8)

*

*

 Unemployed

905 (60.7)

1.11 (1.02-1.20)

0.99 (0.92-1.07)

Smoker @

   

 No

289 (54.0)

*

 

 Yes

997 (60.4)

1.12 (1.02-1.22)

0.99 (0.91-1.07)

Drinker @

   

 No

480 (52.5)

*

 

 Yes

806 (63.4)

1.21 (1.12-1.30)

1.02 (0.94-1.10)

Diabetes @

   

 No

1183 (57.5)

*

*

 Yes

103 (80.5)

1.40 (1.27-1.54)

1.30 (1.16-1.45)

CHD @

   

 No

1240 (58.4)

*

*

 Yes

46 (74.2)

1.27 (1.09-1.48)

1.14 (0.98-1.34)

Osteoarthritis @

   

 No

1197 (57.5)

*

*

 Yes

89 (83.2)

1.44 (1.31-1.58)

1.29 (1.17-1.43)

  1. #UPR – Unadjusted Prevalence Ratio, APR – Adjusted Prevalence Ratio.
  2. *Reference category.
  3. **Bold numbers – Statistically significant at 0.05 level.
  4. Adjusted for - $-Age and Gender, $$-Latitude and Gender, $$$-Latitude and Age, @-Latitude, Age and Gender.