Clinical Identification of Hypovitaminosis D among Elderly Attending Primary Care Centre in Saudi Arabia

Table 1

Factors associated with vitamin D levels among elderly people, Jeddah.

	Vitamin D level (ng/ml)		-value
	≥50; N = 131; N (%)	<50; N = 204; N (%)
Gender
Male (n = 111)	39 (29.8)	72 (35.3)
Female (n = 224)	92 (70.2)	132 (64.7)	0.295
Age
Mean ± SD	68.1 ± 7.5	68.2 ± 7.2	0.834
Believe of having diseases
No (n = 149)	62 (47.3)	87 (42.6)
Yes (n = 186)	69 (52.7)	117 (57.4)	0.400
Number of drugs taken daily
<6 (n = 137)	39 (29.8)	98 (48.0)
≥6 (n = 198)	92 (70.2)	106 (52.0)	0.001
BMI
Underweight (n = 2)	1 (0.8)	1 (0.5)
Normal (n = 35)	15 (11.5)	20 (9.8)
Overweight (n = 117)	45 (34.3)	72 (35.3)
Obesity (n = 181)	70 (53.4)	111 (54.4)	0.952
History of living alone
No (n = 257)	96 (73.3)	161 (78.9)
Yes (n = 78)	35 (26.7)	43 (21.1)	0.233
Feeling malnourished
No (n = 310)	120 (91.6)	190 (93.1)
Yes (n = 25)	11 (8.4)	14 (6.9)	0.602
Wearing glasses
No (n = 229)	91 (69.5)	138 (67.6)
Yes (n = 106)	40 (30.5)	66 (32.4)	0.727
Regular intake of psychoactive drugs
No (n = 319)	126 (96.2)	193 (94.6)
Yes (n = 16)	5 (3.8)	11 (5.4)	0.509
Feeling sad
No (n = 275)	104 (79.4)	171 (83.8)
Yes (n = 60)	27 (20.6)	33 (6.2)	0.302
Having memory lapses
No (n = 172)	65 (49.6)	107 (52.5)
Yes (n = 163)	66 (50.4)	97 (47.5)	0.613
History of previous fall
No (n = 239)	96 (73.3)	143 (70.1)
Yes (n = 96)	35 (25.7)	61 (29.9)	0.529
Using walking aid
No (n = 223)	81 (61.8)	142 (69.6)
Yes (n = 112)	50 (38.1)	62 (30.4)	0.141
Afraid of fall
No (n = 195)	72 (55.0)	123 (60.3)
Yes (n = 140)	59 (45.0)	81 (39.7)	0.334
History of vertebral fractures
No (n = 290)	113 (86.3)	177 (86.8)
Yes (n = 45)	18 (13.7)	27 (13.2)	0.895
Taking osteoporotic medications
No (n = 299)	114 (87.0)	185 (90.7)
Yes (n = 36)	17 (13.0)	19 (9.3)	0.291
Taking vitamin D supplements
No (n = 194)	55 (42.0)	139 (68.1)
Yes (n = 141)	76 (58.0)	65 (31.9)	<0.001

chi-square test, student t-test.