Table 4 Assessment of diet habits and vitamin D intake in the studied children with and without Rickets.
From: Nutritional Rickets among Children in a Sun Rich Country
Variables | Rickets children | Â | ||||
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Food consumption | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Fortified food | 30(23.3) | 9(7.0) | 34(26.4) | 19(14.7) | 37(28.7) | .786 |
Sea food | 8(6.2) | 39(30.2) | 30(23.3) | 44(34.1) | 8(6.2) | .204 |
Fatty/Oily Fish | 25(19.4) | 26(20.2) | 40(31.0) | 29(22.5) | 9(7.0) | .011 |
Eggs | 23(17.8) | 14(10.9) | 27(20.9) | 39(30.2) | 26(20.2) | .001 |
Cod Liver Oil | 72(55.8) | 21(16.3) | 3(2.3) | 10(7.8) | 23(17.8) | <.001 |
Milk Fortified with Vitamin D | 41(31.8) | 2(1.6) | 20(15.5) | 27(20.9) | 39(30.2) | .001 |
Supplements Consumption | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Multivitamin | 63(48.8) | 16(12.4) | 4(3.1) | 6(4.7) | 40(31.0) | .001 |
Vitamin D Supplement | 59(45.7) | 4(3.1) | 28(21.7) | 9(7.0) | 29(22.5) | <.001 |
Variables | Normal healthy children | Â | ||||
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| Â | Never | Once monthly | Once weekly | Twice weekly | Daily |
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Food consumption | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Fortified food | 81(19.7) | 37(9.0) | 112(27.3) | 72(17.5) | 109(26.5) | .786 |
Sea food | 20(4.9) | 88(21.4) | 123(29.9) | 144(35.0) | 36(8.8) | .204 |
Fatty/Oily Fish | 49(11.9) | 74(18.0) | 121(29.4) | 89(21.7) | 78(19.0) | .011 |
Eggs | 35(8.5) | 25(6.1) | 66(16.1) | 149(36.3) | 136(33.1) | .001 |
Cod Liver Oil | 230(56.0) | 81(19.7) | 24(5.8) | 53(12.9) | 23(5.6) | <.001 |
Milk Fortified with Vitamin D | 106(25.8) | 18(4.4) | 25(6.1) | 80(19.5) | 182(44.3) | .001 |
Supplements Consumption | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Multivitamin | 221(53.8) | 73(17.8) | 34(8.3) | 19(4.6) | 64(15.6) | .001 |
Vitamin D Supplement | 205(49.9) | 16(3.9) | 32(7.8) | 17(4.1) | 141(34.3) | <.001 |
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