Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Children with Fractures: Before and during the COVID-19 Outbreak
Table 5
Serum 25(OH)D levels according to age group, sex, and BMI.
Group I (N = 334)
Group II (N = 210)
Group III (N = 97)
value
value†
Age (years)
<10
21.4 ± 7.2
24.7 ± 7.1
19.2 ± 6.8
<0.001
0.037
≥10
17.6 ± 7.0
20.2 ± 5.5
17.2 ± 5.8
0.008
0.766
Sex
Boys
20.2 ± 7.5
23.6 ± 6.7
18.2 ± 6.6
<0.001
0.071
Girls
19.5 ± 7.0
22.7 ± 7.2
18.8 ± 6.5
0.002
0.605
BMI (kg/m2)
Normal
21.2 ± 7.4
23.4 ± 6.9
19.4 ± 7.5
0.011
0.174
Overweight
18.3 ± 7.0
22.2 ± 6.3
16.7 ± 5.7
<0.001
0.232
Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or n (%). BMI, body mass index. value: compared group I with group II and value: compared group I with group III.
