5.You may want to consider replacing references to 'ethnicity' with 'race' in this context. Response:Done.

ference / Assoc Betw BMI & s25OHD in Blacks / Model includes / NA = No Association
-ve = negative association
UniVar/Age/Sex Model / MultiVar Model / Age / Sex / Race / Adjustments for MultiVariate Predictor Models for s25(OH)D
(1) / -ve
NA / F
M / Age, UVR score, diet D, smoking, alcohol, education, currently working,
(2) NHANES III / Age <50 y:
> 50 y / -ve
NA / Age <50 yoa:
>50 yoa: / -ve
NA / Repro-ductive age / F
F / B
B / Diet D, supplement D, season, smoking, physical activity, current oral contraception use,
(3) NHANES III / BMI<18.5:
>25.0 / -ve
NA / NA / Repro-ductive age / F / B / Diet, supplements, rural/city, season, current oral contraception use.
(4) / -ve / 2-82 y / M + F / B
(5) / -ve / 40-75 y / M / AA,W,Asian / Race, residence, physical activity, diet D, supplemental D, Season
(6) / -ve / Mean 71.1 / F / W(92%), B, H, Asian / Age, race, medications known to affect vit D metabolism, suppl D, exercise, education, physician counseling re vit D.
(7) / -ve
-ve / >52 y / M + F / B & (B+W) / sex, sun exposure, diet D, Season
Race (for total population), sex, sun exposure, diet D, Season
(8) / -ve / 16-33 y / F / B + W / Race, season
(9) / 18-55+y / M + F / W+AA+H+
Other / Age, sex, Race, Diet D, Suppl D, physical activity, smoking, alcohol, sun exposure.
(10) / -ve / 20y / M + F / B+H + W / Age, sex, ethnicity, physical activity
(11) / -ve / 5-22 y / M+F / B&W / Age, sex,race, season

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