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Table 4 Bivariate and partial correlations between serum 25(OH)D and five relevant variables.

From: Low wintertime vitamin D levels in a sample of healthy young adults of diverse ancestry living in the Toronto area: associations with vitamin D intake and skin pigmentation

Predictor

Correlations

p

 

Bivariate*

Partial#

 

Age

0.024

0.081

0.425

BMI

-0.051

0.000

0.997

Sex

-0.080

0.003

0.977

Skin Pigmentation

-0.254

-0.213

0.033

Total Vitamin D Intake

0.551

0.538

< 0.001

  1. *Bivariate correlations represent the correlation between serum 25(OH)D and each variable. #Partial correlations represent the correlation between serum 25(OH)D and each variable, controlling for all other variables.
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BMC Public Health

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