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Influence of Maternal Prenatal Vitamin D Status on Infant Oral Health

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iostatistician to ensure that the method was best suited for the nature <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> this research and<br />

was further validated using PASS 6.0 (Power Analysis & Sample Size) statistical<br />

s<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>tware. The difficulty with this method <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> estimati<strong>on</strong> is that very little informati<strong>on</strong><br />

exists regarding vitamin D c<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong>s am<strong>on</strong>g Canadian urban populati<strong>on</strong>s, more<br />

specifically expectant urban women, most <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> whom are Aboriginals. As the known<br />

prevalence <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> vitamin D deficiency in some northern communities in Manitoba was over<br />

80% 6 , a reas<strong>on</strong>able estimate <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> prevalence in an urban populati<strong>on</strong> was 50%. The<br />

limitati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> this method <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> sample size calculati<strong>on</strong> is that it is not appropriate for<br />

hypothesis testing.<br />

Initial sample size calculati<strong>on</strong>:<br />

Using established estimati<strong>on</strong> methods, the percent <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Aboriginal women in an<br />

urban center with vitamin D deficiency was calculated to within ± 10 %<br />

c<strong>on</strong>fidence intervals with 95% c<strong>on</strong>fidence.<br />

Using the formula n = [1.96 2 p (1 - p)] / interval 2<br />

n = [1.96 2 0.5 (1 – 0.5)] / 0.01 = 96<br />

The sample size calculati<strong>on</strong> was verified using PASS 6.0 s<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>tware:<br />

Numeric Results from PASS 6.0 S<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>tware<br />

C.C. N P0<br />

C<strong>on</strong>fidence Sample Baseline<br />

Precisi<strong>on</strong> Coefficient Size Proporti<strong>on</strong><br />

0.10000 0.95105 96 0.50000<br />

Populati<strong>on</strong> size = 10000<br />

Taking into c<strong>on</strong>siderati<strong>on</strong> the likelihood <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> significant dropouts, withdrawals, and<br />

losses to follow-up <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> study participants in this populati<strong>on</strong>, the estimated sample size for<br />

participant recruitment was doubled to 200 women. Enrolling this number <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> women<br />

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