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Table 4 VDD @ as a risk factor for higher 10 year CHD ** risk score (n = 364)

From: Assessment of vitamin D and its association with cardiovascular disease risk factors in an adult migrant population: an audit of patient records at a Community Health Centre in Kensington, Melbourne, Australia

 

FRS$>15 (%)

UPR#(95% C.I.)

P value

Migrants

   

Zone 1 (n = 119)

VDD

No

7 (26.9)

1.00*

 
  

Yes

22 (23.7)

0.92 (0.44- 1.92)

0.83

Zone 2 (n = 112)

VDD

No

11 (40.7)

1.00*

 
  

Yes

48 (56.5)

1.32 (0.81- 2.14)

0.26

Non- migrants (n = 133)

   
 

VDD

No

25 (59.5)

1.00*

 
  

Yes

49 (53.8)

0.91 (0.66-1.24)

0.53

  1. **Coronary heart disease.
  2. *Reference level.
  3. $Framingham Risk Score - No adjustments were made as FRS is a composite index and the cut off level was arbitrarily set as 15 (mean – 16.3 and median – 12.7).
  4. #UPR – Unadjusted Prevalence Ratio.
  5. @VDD – Vitamin D Deficiency.
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2261

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