High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among normotensive and hypertensive pregnant women in Ghana

Table 4 Prevalence of 25-hydroxyvitamin D status among the study participants after adjusting for confounders

25(OH) D status	NP (n = 92)	PE (n = 88)	χ², df, (*p-value*)	aOR (95% CI)	*p-value*
Severe deficiency	32 (34.8%)	51 (58.0%)	10.95, 2, (0.004)	5.92 (2.14–16.40)	0.001
Mild to moderate deficiency	37 (40.2%)	27 (30.7%)		2.13 (0.76–5.95)	0.151
Optimal level	23 (25%)	10 (11.4%)		1.0 (reference)

Statistically significant level was set at p-value < 0.05
PE Preeclamptic women, NP Normotensive pregnant control, χ², df Chi-square, degree of freedom, aOR adjusted odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, 25 (OH)D 25-hydroxyvitamin D. PE Preeclamptic women, NP Normotensive pregnant control

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