Location
LSU Health Science Center - New Orleans
Event Website
https://alliedhealth.lsuhsc.edu/admin/sahpresearchday.aspx
Document Type
Event
Start Date
8-4-2024 3:00 PM
End Date
8-4-2024 5:00 PM
Description
Intro:
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that aids in the absorption of both calcium and phosphorus that are important for bone development and integrity. Vitamin D may be obtained naturally through dietary intake and a chemical conversion when sunlight is absorbed through the skin. The association of family income may be attributed to Vitamin D levels because of a lack of beneficial resources.
Purpose:
Investigating the relationship between Vitamin D levels in the body and family income.
Methods:
Research conducted from NHANES 2017-2018 data, downloaded into SAS Universal Viewer, and organized into Excel. A one-way ANOVA and Tukey test computed result.
Participants are organized into three different groups (low, medium, and high) and their vitamin D levels were investigted.
Results:
Group differences between low and medium income levels were significant (F, 2, 6604) = 6.2348, p < .0020. Post hoc comparisons using the Tukey HSD test indicated that the mean score for the High- Income group (M = 3.464, SD = .2646) was significantly different from the Low Income group (M = 4.6705, SD = .3863). Additionally, the Middle- Income group (M = 3.3994, SD=.1883) was significantly different from the Low Income group (M = 4.6705, SD = .3863).
Discussion:
Family income has been shown to influence Vitamin D levels in the body. Patients with a lower family income had decreased levels of Vitamin D, in comparison to high family income group. This is a result of decreased availability to resources that promote vitamin D intake.
Recommended Citation
Allen, Kamara; Pellorin, Caroline; and Tallo, Kristyn, "Investigating the Relationship Between Vitamin D and Family Income" (2024). School of Allied Health Professions Research Day. 2.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/ahrd/2024/2024/2
Included in
Investigating the Relationship Between Vitamin D and Family Income
LSU Health Science Center - New Orleans
Intro:
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that aids in the absorption of both calcium and phosphorus that are important for bone development and integrity. Vitamin D may be obtained naturally through dietary intake and a chemical conversion when sunlight is absorbed through the skin. The association of family income may be attributed to Vitamin D levels because of a lack of beneficial resources.
Purpose:
Investigating the relationship between Vitamin D levels in the body and family income.
Methods:
Research conducted from NHANES 2017-2018 data, downloaded into SAS Universal Viewer, and organized into Excel. A one-way ANOVA and Tukey test computed result.
Participants are organized into three different groups (low, medium, and high) and their vitamin D levels were investigted.
Results:
Group differences between low and medium income levels were significant (F, 2, 6604) = 6.2348, p < .0020. Post hoc comparisons using the Tukey HSD test indicated that the mean score for the High- Income group (M = 3.464, SD = .2646) was significantly different from the Low Income group (M = 4.6705, SD = .3863). Additionally, the Middle- Income group (M = 3.3994, SD=.1883) was significantly different from the Low Income group (M = 4.6705, SD = .3863).
Discussion:
Family income has been shown to influence Vitamin D levels in the body. Patients with a lower family income had decreased levels of Vitamin D, in comparison to high family income group. This is a result of decreased availability to resources that promote vitamin D intake.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/ahrd/2024/2024/2