Table 2 |
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| Characteristics of samples according to vitamin D status | |||
| Vitamin D status | |||
| Sufficiency | Insufficiency | Deficiency | |
| n | 203 | 226 | 172 |
| Age (years) | 47.98 ± 7.27 | 50.29 ± 6.40 | 49.77 ± 7.54 |
| Female (%) | 30 | 23 | 23 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 80(76–86) | 88(81–93)* | 92(87.5-99)*# |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.72(21.77-25.69) | 25.21(23.75-27.12)* | 26.63(24.79-29.07)*# |
| Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L) | 5.3(5.1-5.9) | 5.6(5.3-5.9) * | 5.9(5.5-6.15) *# |
| Fasting insulin (μIu/ml) | 9.83(6.68-12.96) | 13.75(9.68-18.57)* | 18.13(11.18-28.63)*# |
| HOMA-IR | 2.28(1.56-3.09) | 3.41(2.44-4.73) * | 4.77(2.84-7.38) *# |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.2(0.95-1.49) | 1.71(1.21-2.2) * | 2.36(1.61-3.20) *# |
| HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.31(1.14-1.52) | 1.18(1.02-1.37) * | 1.10(0.93-1.26) *# |
| LDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 2.25(2.8-3.69) | 3.29(2.86-3.72) * | 3.49(2.97-4.20) * |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 125(115–137) | 135(120–147) * | 136.5(126.5-150) * |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 80(71–88) | 85(76–94) * | 90(80–96) *# |
| 25(OH)D (ng/ml) | 38.36(8.09) | 25.07(2.63) * | 15.81(3.06) *# |
| Metabolic syndrome(%) | 15.27 | 48.67 | 72.67 |
Waist circumference, BMI, Fasting insulin, HOMA-IR, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol were log-transformed before analysis. * P < 0.05 compared to vitamin D sufficiency group; # P < 0.05 compared to vitamin D insufficiency group.
Yin et al. Nutrition Journal 2012 11:68 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-11-68
