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Table 3 Association of demographic and clinical variables associated with low serum vitamin D among the study sample

From: Vitamin D serum level in major depressive disorder and schizophrenia

Socio-demographic

and clinical variables

MDD

N = 20 (%)

Schizophrenia

N = 20 (%)

Control

N = 20 (%)

Age

r

− 0.225

0.210

− 0.348

p

0.339

0.375

0.132

Age of onset

r

− 0.192

− 0.185

–

p

0.417

0.434

–

Duration

r

− 0.175

0.366

–

p

0.460

0.113

–

Episodes

r

− 0.118

0.008

–

p

0.620

0.972

–

Gender

t

1.6232

1.524

1.078

p

0.133

0.145

0.295

  1. MDD major depressive disorder
  2. Pearson correlation, Independent t test