Table 1 Baseline characteristics of newborn infants and prevalence rates in the control and risk groups
Control groupRisk groupp Value
Gestational age
    n38480.400
    Mean (weeks)39.739.4
    (min–max) (weeks)(34–42)(34–42)
Birth weight
    n37470.790
    Mean (g)33823416
    (min–max) (g)(1775–4250)(2250–4750)
Season of birth0.560
    Spring, n (%)10 (26.3)13 (26.5)
    Summer, n (%)9 (23.7)18 (36.7)
    Autumn, n (%)14 (36.8)13 (26.5)
    Winter, n (%)5 (13.2)5 (10.2)<0.001
Vitamin D deficient, n (%)6 (15.8)31 (63.3)