Table 5

Determinants of the mother and child's 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D)) level

Season of sampling
High*Low*
Mother
 Vitamin D containing multivitamin supplements use
  Yes (Mean (SD))54.5 (16.9)42.6 (15.5)
  No (Mean (SD))46.4 (17.2)29.9 (13.1)
  p value0.0000.000
 Model (beta (SE))
  constant41.3 (2.1)18.8 (2.0)
  Vitamin D containing multivitamin supplements use (yes vs no)7.7 (1.3)12.6 (1.2)
  Overweight (yes vs no)−9.0 (2.2)−0.8 (2.0)
  Recruitment group (alternative vs regular)−4.5 (1.4)−4.7 (1.4)
Child
 Vitamin D supplements use
  Yes (Mean (SD))80.1 (20.6)67.7 (18.4)
  No (Mean (SD))73.6 (18.0)48.5 (18.3)
  p value0.0030.000
 Model (beta (SE))
  constant73.6 (1.8)48.5 (2.2)
  Vitamin D supplement use (yes vs no)3.2 (1.1)9.6 (1.3)
  • * High, season with high cutaneous vitamin D production (April–October); low, season with low cutaneous vitamin D production (November–March).

  • Analysis of variance (ANOVA).

  • Overweight is defined as body mass index>90th percentile.