Knowledge and attitudes to vitamin D and sun exposure in elite New Zealand athletes: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Proportion of athletes able to name a source of Vitamin D

	Able to name the sun as a source of vitamin D		Able to name another source of vitamin D
	n (%)	p-value^	n (%)	p-value^
All	84 (76%)		19 (17%)
Gender		0.323		0.634
Male	56 (74%)		14 (18%)
Female	28 (82%)		5 (15%)
Ethnicity		<0.001		0.119
NZ European	64 (84%)		13 (17%)
Māori	16 (84%)		6 (31%)
Pacific Island	2 (18%)*^1,2		0
Other	2 (50%)		0
Sport		0.058		0.038
Rugby	22 (63%)		6 (17%)
Hockey	17 (77%)		0
Rowing	45 (85%)		13 (25%)*³

n = 110.
*p < 0.05 with Bonferroni adjustment.
^Chi-squared test.
¹Significant difference between NZ European and Pacific Island ethnicity (p < 0.05).
²Significant difference between Māori and Pacific Island ethnicity (p < 0.05).
³Significant difference between Rowing and Hockey (p < 0.05).

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