Table 1: Characteristics of study subjects in the three areas (mean±SD).
a: P<0.05.
Area Age No. of participants (% male) BMI 25(OH)D a
Sufficient Insufficient (%) Deficient (%)
Uji City 72.5 ± 3.6 23 (21.7) 23.3 ± 2.4 0 13 (56.5) 10 (43.5)
Eiheiji-cho 83.0 ± 5.1 30 (16.7) 23.9 ± 2.9 0 9 (30.0) 21 (70.0)
Nanao City 73.6 ± 6.5 26 (34.6) 23.4 ± 2.8 0 5 (19.2) 21 (80.8)