After adjusting for potential confounders (duration of residence, residence status and season, adjusted linear regression model, table 3), the ethnic differences persisted.
25(OH D levels also show striking differences according to gender and age, with female adolescents from South Sahara Africa, the Middle East and South Asia having an alarmingly low geometric mean value after adjusting for confounders (duration of residence, residence status and season).
Self-reported sociodemographic characteristics included age, sex, number of household members, education, household income, urban residence, residence in a slum community, homeownership, and presence of concrete floors in the home.
Health insurance enrollment information as of the index date was used to determine patients' age, gender, geographic region of residence, residence in an urban area, health insurance plan type, and primary health insurance payer (commercial payer or Medicare).
Besides this, we added some new behavioural variables in the model for which data were available, which included spouse HIV status at baseline, injections received in the last 12 months, travel outside place of residence, residence relocation, HIV testing, and contact with any HIV prevention programme.
McGill's largest residence is New Residence Hall ("New Rez"), a converted four-star hotel located a few blocks east of campus at Park Avenue and Prince Arthur.
Subject gender, age, and residence type (university residence hall versus other) was also recorded.
Some studies had eligibility criteria such as long-term residence, household residence (excluding residents of institutions or military personnel) or telephone subscribers, criteria that may have resulted in under-representing subjects with lower SES or more mobile lifestyles.
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