Skip to main content

Table 2 Characteristics of samples according to vitamin D status

From: Serum 25(OH)D is inversely associated with metabolic syndrome risk profile among urban middle-aged Chinese population

 

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

  1. 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.